Introduction: botany and importance.
Mukherjee S. K., Litz R. E.
Author Affiliation: Department of Agriculture, Calcutta University, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Calcutta 700 019, India.
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Abstract : This chapter on mango covers the following: tree, flower, fruit and seed morphology; polyembryony; history of cultivation; origin; domestication; geographical distribution; germplasm conservation; genetic erosion; collection and documentation of Mangifera germplasm; relevance of germplasm resources to mango improvement; cultivars; and production and uses.