Chemical Control of Vegetative Growth of Mango Cvs.Dashahari, Langra, Chuasa and Fazri through Paclobutrazol Application

Paclobutrazol [(2RS, 3RS)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4, 4-dimethyle-2(1, 2, 4 Triazol-1-yl)] pentan-3ethanol, usually applied to the soil due to its low solubility and long residual activity. This group of growth retardants is most efficacious as it reduced shoot elongation and promote flowering as a result paclobutrazol is being promoted to control flowering and vegetative growth in commercial mango of Indo china. Australia and South Africa (Tongumpai et al. 1989; Rowley, 1990; Hillier and Rudge, 1991 and Voon et al.; 1991).