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Iqbal Ahmad, is a mango orchardist belongs to Village Malihabad, District Lucknow, (Uttar Pradesh). Iqbal Ahmad, is an owner of mango orchard of an area of approximate 10 bigha. Average age of his orchard is about 55 years. 6 commercial and 7 non-commercial varieties have been planted by Iqbal Ahmad in his orchard for different purposes. The total commercial varieties in his orchard are 6 out of which Husnara, Gulab Khas, Dashehari, Khasulkhas and Amrapali are the important varieties. Besides these commercial varieties, 7 non-commercial varieties have also been sustaining in his orchard. Because of its good income, old orchard in mango growing area and self interest and to increase his source of income, he collected different mango varieties from Malihabad (Lucknow). He is also serving society by sharing all his varieties to the surrounding areas. He requires multiplication of rare varieties, training programme about orchard management and conservation of rare varieties to conserve his green wealth and ultimately to maintain & enhance his source of income.

Mango Varieties of Iqbal Ahmad
As per the perception of Iqbal Ahmad, Husnara is good quality of mango variety which ripe during late season. Taste of raw fruit is sour, flavour of ripe fruit is excellent, unsuitable for pickle, suitable for table, suitable for sucking, medium size fruit, yellow Red peel, yellow pulp, fibrous and reason of demand is taste appearance. no disease has been found to be resisted in this variety. The variety has resistance capacity against no. Iqbal Ahmad doesn't exchanges fruits of Husnara with others.
As per the perception of Iqbal Ahmad, Dashehari is excellent quality of mango variety which ripe during medium season. Taste of raw fruit is sour, flavour of ripe fruit is excellent, unsuitable for pickle, suitable for table, unsuitable for sucking, medium size fruit, green yellow peel, yellow pulp, reason of demand is taste, appearance. no disease has been found to be resisted in this variety. The variety has resistance capacity against no. Iqbal Ahmad doesn't exchanges fruits of Dashehari with others.
As per the perception of Iqbal Ahmad, The quality of fruits has been found medium in Amrapali. Time of ripening is also late. In raw stage, it tastes sour. On the other hand the fruits are good flavoured after ripening. The variety has resistance capacity against no . The variety is also capable to resist no. It is an unsuitable variety for the purpose of pickle preparation. It is suitable to serve as table variety. The variety is unsuitable for sucking. The peel of ripe fruit is green and pulp is of yellow in color. Fibres are absent in the pulp of ripe fruit. The size of the fruit is big. taste is the main reason for its demand in market. The exchange of fruits has not been reported for this variety by the Iqbal Ahmad.
As per the perception of Iqbal Ahmad, Gulab Khas is excellent quality of mango variety which ripe during late season. Taste of raw fruit is sour, flavour of ripe fruit is excellent, unsuitable for pickle, unsuitable for table, suitable for sucking, small size fruit, yellow Pink peel, orange yellow pulp, fibrous and reason of demand is taste appearance. no disease has been found to be resisted in this variety. The variety has resistance capacity against no. Iqbal Ahmad doesn't exchanges fruits of Gulab Khas with others.
According to Iqbal Ahmad quality of Khasul Khas is excellent, ripening time is late season, taste of raw fruit is sour, flavour of ripe fruit is excellent, resistant to no, resistant to no, unsuitable for pickle, suitable for table, unsuitable for sucking, orange yellow peel, yellow pulp, fibreless, and bigsize fruit. Reason of demand is taste. Iqbal Ahmad doesn't exchanges fruits of Khasul Khas with others.

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