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Mango is the most important fruit of India and is known as “King of fruits”. It is a large, branched perennial erect tree with wide evergreen crown which attains a great height. Flowers appear in large terminal inflorescences producing fruit which is a fleshy drupe.
BOTANICAL NAME :- Mangifera indica FAMILY : Anacardiaceae
ORIGIN : SOUTH ASIA
MAJOR PRODUCING STATES/DISTRICTS IN INDIA :
1) Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow, Saharanpur, Unnao, Bulandshahr, Amroha etc.)
2) Andhra Pradesh (Chittoor, Vizianagaram, Krishna, Anantapur, Kadapa etc.)
3) Telangana (Mahbubnagar, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal, Adilabad etc.)
4) Karnataka (Kolar, Ramanagara, Tumkur, Chikballapur, Dharwad etc.)
5) Bihar (Darbhanga, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, Purbi Champaran, Vaishali etc.)
6) Gujarat (Valsad, Navsari, Gir Somnath, Kachchh, Surat etc.)
7) Maharashtra(Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Raigarh, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Latur, Nasik,
Ahmednagar, Osmanabad etc.)
TOTAL AREA IN INDIA : 2258 Thousand Ha. (2017-18)
TOTAL PRODUCTION IN INDIA : 21822 Thousand MT (2017-18)
MAJOR COMMERCIAL VARIETIES:
| States | Varieties |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
Bombay Green, Chausa, Dashehari, Mallika, Amrapali, Ambika 2000, Arunika 2008 and Langra |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
Banganapalli, Suvarnarekha, Neelum, Ratna, Sihdhu, Ambika 2000, Arunika 2008 and Totapuri |
|
Telangana |
Banganapalli, Suvarnarekha, Neelum, Ratna, Sihdhu, Ambika 2000, Arunika 2008 and Totapuri |
|
Karnataka |
Alphonso, Totapuri, Banganapalli, Pairi, Neelum, Ratna, Sihdhu, Ambika 2000, Arunika 2008, Arka Puneet, Arka Anmol, Arka Neelkiran and Mulgoa |
|
Bihar |
Bombay Green, Chausa, Dashehari, Fazli, Mallika, Amrapali Gulabkhas, Kishen Bhog, Himsagar, Zardalu, Ambika 2000, Arunika 2008 and Langra |
|
Gujarat |
Kesar, Alphonso, Rajapuri, Jamdar, Totapuri, Neelum, Dashehari and Langra |
|
Maharashtra |
Alphonso, Mankurad, Mulgoa, Pairi, Rajapuri, Kesar, Gulabi, Vanraj |
STORAGE CONDITIONS: Temperature: 13ËšC, Relative Humidity: 85-90%, Storage Period: 2-3 weeks, Freezing Point: -1ËšC.
SENSIBILITY TO: Refrigeration, Freezing and Ethylene exposure.
PEAK HARVESTING SEASON:
1) Uttar Pradesh : June
2) Andhra Pradesh : April to May
3) Telangana : April to May
4) Karnataka : April to June
5) Biha : June to July
6) Gujarat : May
EXPORT FROM INDIA (2018-19): India exported 46510.27 MT Mango of 60.26 US$ Mill.
MAJOR EXPORT DESTINATIONS OF MANGO: U Arab Emts, U K, Oman, Qatar, and U S A.