Tropical and subtropical fruits (2+1)

Removal of male plants

• Dioeciousness is a major problem in mangosteen cultivation. At present, no method is available to detect the sex of the plants in seedling stage.
• About 7-8 years after planting the sex of the seedling plant is known.
• The male plant serve as pollinizers and hence it would be adequate to keep 10 per cent male plants well scattered in the orchard.
• After commencement of flowering, all the male plants other than those left for pollination should be removed or converted in to female trees by side grafting.