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Mango bumper crop in India
India
Tuesday 23 March 2010
NAD
Flowering of mango trees are better than last year due to favourable weathers conditions
A bumper crop of mango has been projected by the Horticulture Department for this season due to favourable weathers conditions.
“Due to sustained favourable climate, mango trees are seeing good fruition. We have seen extended flowering this season as there were lesser temperature fluctuations during the winter,” said Nitin Shah, research scientist at Paria Farm, Navsari Agriculture University.
India is the largest producer of the mango, thanks to its tropical climate and represents roughly the half of the world’s total area under mango cultivation.
China, Mexico,Philippines and African countries are other major producers of the fruit. There are 30 main varieties under cultivation in India, chiefly Dashehari, Alphonso, Kesar, Banganpalli and Langda.
Source : The economic Times.
