Selection of suitable mango (Magnifera indica L.) cultivars for commercial fruit production in a greenhouse in Japan.
Yonemoto Y., Higuchi H.
Author Affiliation: Department of Citrus Research, National Institute of Fruit Tree Science, Kuchinotsu, Nagasaki 859-2501, Japan.
Japanese Journal of Tropical Agriculture 47 : 142-148
Abstract : Flowering, fruit maturity and fruit qualities were evaluated in 17 mango cultivars introduced to Japan to identify the cultivars suitable for commercial fruit production in a greenhouse. Three-year-old trees produced by grafting were grown in a greenhouse where the minimum temperature in the winter season was higher than 5°C. The flowering period varied from the end of February to the middle of May. The harvesting period ranged from the middle of August to the middle of October. Four early-maturing, ten middle-maturing, and three late-maturing cultivars were recorded. 'Irwin' belonged to the early-maturing cultivars, although cultivars that matured earlier, such as 'Florigon' and 'Son Sien', were identified. The red colour of the peel was the most distinctive characteristic of 'Irwin'. The total soluble solid content of sixteen cultivars was higher than that of 'Irwin' (more than 18.0% in six cultivars). Flowering was earliest and longest in 'Khieo Sawoei' and 'Nam Doc Mai' from Thailand.