Mango trees are natives of southern Asia that offers the best of tropical climate for their growth. From here they were migrated to other parts of the world, say for example, to California only in 1880.
Mango trees love a hot dry climate of around 40C. Their thick and dark green leaves have enormous power to keep the atmosphere clean and cool. Mango fruits are juicy and fibrous. A ripe mango contains about 15% sugar, up to 1% protein, and significant amounts of Vitamins A, B and C. Moreover, fibrous food is always good for intestine.
Mango trees love sunlight and aeration. In turn, a full-grown mango tree can provide commendably dense shade. This ultimately attracts squirrels and several birds to its verdant branches. They can grow in sandy, loam or clay soils with pH 5.5 to 7.5. Their roots go very deep in search of nutrition.
India is the largest producer of mangoes with 10.8 million tons from total 16million hectares of cultivation. Among the Indian States, Andhra Pradesh tops the list with 350000 hectares of mango farming.
Langra and Himsagar of Uttar Pradesh, Malda of West Bengal, Alphonso of Karnataka are the lead brands in India. Banganapalli, Bombay, Bombay Green, Chausa, Dashehari, Fazli, Fernandian, Himsagar, Kesar, Kishen Bhog, Mallika, Mankurad, Mulgoa, Neelum, Pairi, Suvarnarekha, Totapuri, Vanraj, Zardalu, Bangalora and Gulabkhas are others in the row.
-Prepared by Akhila S. Nair after gathering information from various sources on mangoes.
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nice article on Mango and Mango Tree. "Madhurikkum ormakale, malar manjal kondu varoo, Kondu pokoo njangale aa manchuvattil....."
Thank you
J.Gopikrishnan
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