01296naa a2200157 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000170006024501060007726000090018352008280019265300230102065300310104370000160107477300480109016482211999-08-10       1989    bl ---       0--  u    #d1 aSCHAFFER, B.  aEffects of pruning on light interception, specific leaf density and leaf chlorophyll content of mango  c1989  aPhotosynthetic photon flux (PPF), specific leaf density (Wa), and total leaf chlorophyll concentration (Chl) were determined at several positions in pruned and non-pruned mango (Mangifera indica L. cultivar `Tommy Atkins') canopies during April, July and November. Pruned trees had approximately one-fourth of the center of the canopy removed during March. Penetration of PPF was generally greater in canopies of pruned trees than in non-pruned trees during each season. There was no difference in W3 between pruned and non-pruned trees at any measurement period. Total leaf chlorophyll content was greatest for pruned trees during November, but similar for pruned and non-pruned trees during April and July. During the year that the pruning treatment was imposed, there was no significant effect of pruning on fruit color.  aMangifera indica L  aPhotosynthetic photon flux1 aGAYE, G. O.  tScientia Horticulturaegv.41, p.55-61, 1989