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Mango

PKM 1 (1981)

It is a clonal selection from the hybrid, Chinnaswarnarekha and Neelum. It records a mean yield of 336 fruits (102.7kg/tree/ha). It is a regular bearer during both on and off years. It is suitable for long distance transport. Each fruit weighs 250­ – 300 g, which is long, narrow with prominent beak.

 

PKM 2 (1990)

It is a hybrid between Neelum and Mulgoa. It yields higher than Neelum and Mulgoa with other attributes like large size fruits (681.3 g compared to 286.0g in Neelum and 471.3 g in Mulgoa), high pulp content (67.5% compared to 64.4% in Neelum and 53.3% in Mulgoa), abundant juice, pleasant flavour, good keeping quality, very sweet taste, high total soluble solids/acid ratio (128.36 compared to 109.01 in Neelum and 64.29 in Mulgoa). The fruit comes to harvest during May (Mid season).

 

PAIYUR 1 (1992)

This is a clonal selection from Neelum variety of mango from Karukkanchavadi village of Kaveripattinam, Dharmapuri district. Trees are dwarf, low spreading and suitable for high density planting (400 trees/ha as against the recommended 100 tress/ha). Orchard management practices including harvesting are easy to perform because of short stature of the trees. This is a regular bearer with a mean yield of 22.3 kg per tree (8929 kg/ha) at nine years after planting. Fruits are medium long, ovate with yellow skin. Fruits have excellent taste with good keeping quality. Fruits are medium in size with an average weight of 150g - 200g.

 


 

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