Paclobutrazol soil application @ 5 g a.i per plant for 15-20 years old Alphonso doubled the fruit yield as compared to control Paclobutrazol @ 5 g a.i per plant recorded mean fruit yield of 49.5 kg / plant (with an early harvest of 210 days) compared to control which recorded fruit yield of 24.5 kg / plant. Fruit quality parameters were not affected by the Paclobutrazol application.