Mango Farming, Mango Cultivation Guide

Mango Farming

Today, we learn a step-by-step guide of techniques, ideas and tips. We can also cover the cultivation methods of mango fruit.

Mango farming is the major fruit farming in India and is considered as the king of fruits. Apart from the delicious taste, wonderful taste and attractive aroma, it is rich in Vitamin A and C. The tree is hardy in nature and its maintenance cost is relatively low.

Mango fruit is used at all stages of its development, both in its unripe and ripe stages. Raw fruits are used to make chutneys, pickles and juices. Apart from sweets, ripe fruits are also used to prepare many products like squash, syrup, nectar, jam and jelly. Mango seeds also contain 8-10 percent good quality fat which can be used as a substitute for coal in soaps and confectionery.

Mango accounts for 22% of the total fruit area under 1.2 million hectares with a total production of 11 million tonnes. Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have the highest area under mango in Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and about 25% of the total area.

Fresh mangoes and mango pulp are important agricultural exports from India. India's main destinations for mangoes are the United States and other countries in the Middle East, with limited quantities being sent to the European market. Although India is the largest producer of mangoes, accounting for about 60% of world production, exports of the fresh fruit are limited to the Alphonso and Dashehari varieties. India's share in the world mango market is about 15 percent. Mango accounts for 40 percent of the total fruit exports from the country. There is good potential to increase the area and productivity of mangoes in the country.

Mango can be propagated by seeds or vegetatively. Plants are generally propagated vegetatively using several techniques such as veneer grafting, inarching and epicotyl grafting etc.

The best planting season for Mango trees

Sowing is generally done during the months of July-August in rainfed areas and February-March in irrigated areas. In case of high rainfall areas, sowing is done towards the end of the rainy season.

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