Mango Research Institute, Multan

Following are the research activities performed at Mango Research Institute, Multan

• Performance of mango cultivars Chaunsa Sammar Bahisht on various polyembryonic mango rootstocks.
• Use of double grafting technique in mango to evaluate its impact on plant dwarfness and fruit maturity in mango cv. Sindhri.
• Evolution of new mango varieties through Hybridization
• Performance of newly developed mango hybrids of MRS-Shaujabad against abiotic and biotic factors.
• Economic impact of furrow and flood irrigation systems in mango cv. White Chaunsa.
• Survey for the selection of promising mango varieties.
• Screening of available mango Germplasm at different salinity levels
• Studying vegetative flushing behavior in mango cultivars Sindhri  & White Chaunsa on beard, semi-beard and non-beard plants
• Evaluation of growth and quality parameters of new selection MRI-1
• Effect of pre-harvest application of salicylic acid on yield and quality of mango fruit of cv. Chaunsa (S. B)
• Testing of different pre harvest chemical management modules for the control of post harvest diseases
• Screening of available exotic germplasm against MSD through mycotoxin technique
• Management of mango sudden death disease (MSD) through application of fungicides and plant activators
• Isolations, identifications and preservations of the associated fungi with mango plants to maintain culture bank
• Biochemical management of associated fungi of mango plant in dormant phases.
• In-vitro & vivo screening of available exotic Germplasm against MSD
• Monitoring the inoculums of mango malformation disease in traditional and improved orchards
• Chemical management of female fruit fly in mango orchards through application of protein hydrolysate and different insecticides.
• Study of varietal behavior against mango inflorescence midges under different cultural practices in mango orchards.
• Determination of different quality parameters in mango varieties harvested at different maturity stages.
• Hot water treatment to control post harvest diseases like anthracnose and stem end rot of mango for different mango cultivars.
• Evaluation of postharvest quality and shelf life of mango cv. late Sindhri
• Effect of foliar and soil applied zinc and boron on fruit retention and yield in mango cv. Sindhri
• Assessment of optimum dose of chelated zinc for mango cv. White Chaunsa.
• Improving white chaunsa mango plants productivity by foliar spray with potassium citrate, sucrose and boric acid.

Mango Research Station,  Shujabad

• Survey for selection of promising mango strains
• The effect of different doses of nitrogen application on plant yield and fruit quality in annually pruned mango trees cv. Chaunsa Sammar Bahisht.
• The effect of different doses of pp333 on tree flowering and yield in annually pruned mango trees cv. Chaunsa Sammar Bahisht.
• Hybridization in mango to evolve new varieties with superior traits.
• Documentation of mango Germplasm for its registration & approval
• Standardization of water requirement under each phenological stage of mango plant cv. Sindhri
• Standardization of nutrition requirements for the rapid growth of pot plants
• Control of fruit drop in mango cv. Anwar Retaul through the use of different chemicals
• Standardization of grafting technique required for the potting plants to get clean plants of desired variety
• Effect of potassium nitrate to induce flowering and enhance yield in mango cv. Chaunsa (S. B.)