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MangoDB:A Database of Mango Varieties and Landraces of the Indian Subcontinent


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1 Department of Pomology and Floriculture, College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur 680 656, India
2 Distributed Information Centre, College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur 680 656, India
 

Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is the most important commercially grown fruit crop in India, available throughout the length and breadth of the country and aptly acknowledged as the ‘national fruit of India’. It enjoys a prominent place in the Indian fruit market, contributing more than 20% of total fruit production from 36% of the total fruit area. In Kerala, this crop covers an area of 77,158 ha with a production of 457,067 tonnes.
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Authors

T. Radha
Department of Pomology and Floriculture, College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur 680 656, India
Priyanka James
Distributed Information Centre, College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur 680 656, India
S. Simi
Department of Pomology and Floriculture, College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur 680 656, India
Sangeetha P. Davis
Distributed Information Centre, College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur 680 656, India
P. A. Nazeem
Distributed Information Centre, College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur 680 656, India
M. R. Shylaja
Distributed Information Centre, College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur 680 656, India
Deepu Mathew
Distributed Information Centre, College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur 680 656, India

Abstract


Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is the most important commercially grown fruit crop in India, available throughout the length and breadth of the country and aptly acknowledged as the ‘national fruit of India’. It enjoys a prominent place in the Indian fruit market, contributing more than 20% of total fruit production from 36% of the total fruit area. In Kerala, this crop covers an area of 77,158 ha with a production of 457,067 tonnes.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv114%2Fi10%2F2022-2025