Abstract
Different types of panicles (healthy, malformed, barren and lately barren) were thinned on different dates to minimize alternate bearing by enhancing early vegetative growth, and to lessen the intensity of malformation Early thinning of all types of panicles increased early flushing in mango cv Langra and these early flushes bloomed in the next season Number of flushes was more in treated terminals than the untreated ones. Thinning of malformed panicles followed enhanced flushing and reduced reproductive malformation during the next year by producing healthy panicles as compared to untreated ones. Thinning of healthy panicles was however, more conducive to increase number of flushes of large size, early in the season, as well as blooming in the next season. Key words Mango, panicle thinning, vegetative growth, reproductive growth
