Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Simple guide to identify different Mango varieties with pictures.




Alphonso
            One of the most popular of India, it is mainly grown in Ratnagiri area of Maharashtra and to a small extent parts of south Gujarat and Karnataka. It has good sugar: acid blend.  Keeping quality is good.  It is susceptible to spongy tissue.

How to identify:  Its fruits are medium sized (250g), with attractive blush towards the basal end.  Pulp is firm, fibreless with excellent orange color. 


 Banganapalli
            It is a widely cultivated, early maturing mango of south India.  It is the main commercial variety of Andhra Pradesh. Fruits have good keeping quality. 

How to identify: Its fruits are large sized, weighing on an average 350-400 g.  The pulp is fibreless, firm and yellow with sweet taste. 





Chausa
            Late- maturing variety of south India, it matures during July or beginning of August. 


How to identify: Fruits are large, weighing about 350g each.  Fruits are bright yellow with soft and sweet pulp.  It is shy bearing. 






Dashehari
            One of the most popular variety of north India, it is a mid-season mango. 

How to identify:  Fruits are medium sized, with pleasant flavour, sweet, firm and fibreless pulp.  Stone is thin and keeping quality good. 








 Kesar
            Popular in Saurashtra region of Gujarat, Kesar is an irregular bearing mango. It has good processing quality.  It has excellent sugar: acid blend. 


How to identify:: Fruits are medium sized.  Flesh is sweet and fibreless.  Fruits ripen to attractive apricot yellow color with red blush. 








Langra
            An important commercial mango variety of north India, it is biennial- bearer and a mid season variety, with good quality fruits. Keeping quality is medium. 



 How to identify:  Flesh is firm, lemon yellow in color and scarcely fibrous.  It has characteristic turpentine flavour. 





Neelum
            A heavy yielding, late season mango in south India, it has regular bearing habit.  Keeping quality is good.



How to identify: Fruits are medium sized with good flavour.  Flesh is soft, yellow and fibreless. 



Pairi
            A native to coastal Maharashtra including Goa, it is an early-maturing, heavy and regular bearer mango.  Keeping quality is poor. 


How to identify: Fruits are medium sized with good quality.  It has good flavour with sugar: acid blend.  Flesh is soft, primuline-yellow and fibreless. 







Totapuri
            Widely grown in south India, Totapuri is a regular and heavy bearing mango. Fruit quality is medium


 How toidentify: Fruits are medium to large with prominent sinus. .  It has a typical flavour and flat taste.  Flesh is cadmium yellow and fibreless. 


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