VARIETIES
KENT MANGO The fruit is a regular oval shape, large 500-700g, with plump cheeks, greenish-yellow color with red shoulder. Very rich and sweet with fiber-free flesh like butter when ripe. A softer mango that really should not be put to the squeeze test.
Season Starts from week 48.
TOMMY ATKINS MANGO Developed in Florida in the early 1920's. Mango cultivar developed and grown for commercial export. The fruit is a regular oval, medium to large sized, 300 to 650 g, yellowish-orange with deep red to purple blush, thicker skinned, juicy but firm with medium fiber. Susceptibility to anthracnose is low as compared with the other exportable varieties. Season Starts from week 47. |
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