Cultivars of Mango

Cultivars of Mango
The Indian subcontinent is very rich in mango flora. All the mango cultivars originated as superior chance seedlings arising from natural crossing or gene mutation.

Some of these selections were later maintained true to type through sexual propagations.

Almost all these cultivars are monoembryonic types. However, expert compiled a list of 793 mango cultivars all over the world.

Over a frozen poly-embryonic cultivars of mango exist in India, but their fruit quality is inferior and size is also small.

These include Bappakai, Chandrakaran, Goa, Kurukkan, Olour, Bellary, Kasargod, Mazagaon, Nileswar Dwarf, and Salem and are mostly confined to the southern states of India, especially on the west coast.

In addition, polyembryonic cultivars reported from other countries of the world are Cambodiana, Carabao, Cecil, Higgins, Paho, Peach/Apricot, Pico, Sabre, Saigon, Simmonds, Samini and Starwberry.

Of the huge germplasm only a few cultivars which are location specific, are grown commercially.

In the Philippines, Carabao and Pico cultivars in their collection are cultivated. In Hawaii, Pierie and Haden are the most widely grown cultivars, while in Florida it is Tommy Atkins, although several mango cultivars exist in their collection.

The Fijian commercial mango cultivars include Fiji, Peach, Jarra, Parrot and Kerosene.
In India, of the arboreta of approximately a thousand cultivars, only 25 – 40 mango varieties are grown commercially.
Cultivars of Mango