Consequently, nursery potting media believed to have contributed to low viability and productivity of mango in the region. Moreover, the supply of suitable root-stock mango seedlings in Tigray region is very limited. However, as compared to different mango growing nations, varieties of improved mango seedlings distributed to farmers for commercial production in Ethiopia are few. Nowadays, the government has been introducing new improved varieties in Ethiopia. Various factors govern crop productivity but, genetic and environmental are well known. The productivity of mango in Ethiopia is very low compared to the crop potential, about 20–30 ton/ha. According to Mekonnen, an attractive and delicious tropical and temperate fruits including mango are much in demand in the local markets in Tigray (Additional file 1). In Tigray region, the potential area for mango production is in estimated at about 118.2 hectare. Mango is one of the most widely grown among the fruit crops cultivated in Ethiopia preceded only by banana in terms of economic importance. The crop can be consumed as a raw, canned, or juice which provides sufficient amount of dietary antioxidants, such as ascorbic acid, carotenoids, and phenolic compounds and additionally a remarkable amount of dietary fiber, and vitamin A. Mango is known as the king of the fruits due to its excellent flavor, delicious taste and high nutritive values that makes the crop valued for both food and nutritional security especially for developing countries like Ethiopia where the realization of food and nutritional security is still a challenge. Currently, mango is produced in tropical and sub-tropical climates, in more than 85 countries worldwide. It is believed to have originated from South East Asia and more than 1000 varieties have been identified all over the world.
Mango ( Mangifera indica L.) is a tropical fruit known as “king of fruits‟ belongs to genus Mangifera, family Anacardiaceae which is grown almost all parts of the world. ConclusionĬonsidering better mango performance on seed germination, seedling growth and establishment in the study area, mango growers should use Local mango cultivar with soil potting media combinations of top soil: FYM: sand in the ratio of 3:2:1 for improving productivity and food security. Accordingly, interactions of local mango cultivar and M3 media combination gave the highest for most of the parameters with the order of M3 = M1 = M4 > M2 for germination percentage, M3 = M1 > M4 = M2 for plant height, M3 > M1 > M2 = M4 for leaf number, M3 > M1 > M4 > M2 for leaf area, M3 = M1 > M2 = M4 for stem diameter, M3 = M1 > M2 > M4 for root number, M3 > M2 > M1 = M4 for root length, M3 > M1 > M2 = M4 for fresh weight, M3 > M1 = M2 = M4 for dry weight and Vigorosity II of mango. Interaction effects of cultivar and growing media significantly affected all parameters except internode length, shoot number and stem diameter. Moreover, potting media affected most of the parameters except days to germination, germination percentage, stem diameter, root number, and shoot number. The findings of the experiment revealed that mango cultivar had significantly affected most of the germination and growth parameters except shoot number. Data on germination and growth parameters were collected and analyzed using GenStat software. Randomized complete block design in a factorial arrangement with three replications were used.
#Mango seeds growing full#
Seeds of Local, Dodo and Keitt cultivars of mango were sown in full top soil (M1) top soil: sawdust: sand (3:2:1)(M2) top soil: FYM (Farmyard manure): sand (3:2:1)(M3) and top soil: FYM: sawdust: (3:2:1)(M4). Thus, an experiment was conducted during 2018 to evaluate germination and seedling growth response of mango cultivars to different combinations of nursery potting media in a net house at Indasellassie. However, information was critically lacking with respect to germination and growth response of mango rootstock to varying compositions of growing media in the region.
Mango is an important cash crop greatly contributing for food security of fruit growers in northwestern parts of Tigray region, northern Ethiopia.
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