Breeding of a new mango cultivar 'Renong 2'.
Yao QuanSheng, Wang SongBiao, Wu HongXia, Zhan RuLin, Ma WeiHong, Zhou YiGang, Xing ShanShan, Ma XiaoWei, Xie JiangHui, Li GuoPing
Author Affiliation: South Subtropical Crops Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruit Biology, Ministry of Agriculture, Zhanjiang Guangdong 524091, China.
Journal of Fruit Science 29 : 1138-1139
Abstract : 'Renong 2' is a mutant selected from natural seedlings of 'American Hongmang' with higher anthracnose resistance. It is a medium-season mango variety with good quality and high yield. The fruit shape is oval, with an average fruit mass of 228.3. g. The flesh is yellow in color and tastes delicate. The total soluble solids, titratable acidity, ascorbic acid and edible rate were 15.9%, 0.36%, 354 mg.kg-1 and 65.4%, respectively.