Morphophysiological and nutritional diversity of wild mango fruits in Westernghats of Uttara Kannada District.
Nalini A. S., Chimmad B. V.
Author Affiliation: Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad - 580 005, India.
Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Sciences 18 : 320-324
Abstract : An experiment was conducted to evaluate the morphophysiological variations in wild mango cultivars grown in Uttara Kannada (Sirsi, Yellapur, Siddapur, Kalave, Honnavar, Kurki, Bandal, Malagi and Ankola), Karnataka, India. Data were recorded on fruit colour, shape, texture, length, girth, edible part, pulp colour, fruit weight, pulp weight, edible portion, pulp:seed ratio, organoleptic quality, moisture content, protein content, fat percentage, total minerals, carbohydrates, crude fibre, ascorbic acid, iron, calcium and tannins. The overall studies on nutritive values of mango from different locations of Western ghats of Uttara Kannada district indicated that the fruits collected from coastal regions such as Honnavar and Ankola exhibited lower nutritive values.