Introduction. The aim of ourresearch was to optimize the number of young mango (Mangiferaindica L. cv. ‘Arumanis’) fruits that could be maintainedper panicle and to improve the criteria for the selection of fruitto be maintained in loco to allow a high yieldto be achieved. Materials and methods. The factors investigatedwere the number of young fruits maintained per panicle (either 2,4 or 6), while the criteria of young fruits to be maintained were:the number of biggest fruit, fruits attached at the base of thepanicle, and fruits distributed evenly from the base to the topof the panicle. Results. Our study shows that maintainingsix young fruits per panicle gave the highest weight of harvestedmango fruits per plant (33 kg) and the lowest weight per fruit (466 g).Maintaining the biggest mango fruit on the panicle resulted in thehighest weight per fruit (496 g). Conclusion. Increasingthe number of young fruits maintained per panicle from 2 to 6 linearlyincreased the weight of fruits per plant, although it decreasedthe weight per fruit linearly.
