Lucknow: The Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH) is better known for the mango research. Here all kinds of research on mangoes go on to bring new varieties into the market. The organization has developed two new colourful mangoes, naming ‘Awadh Samridhi’ and ‘Awadh Madhurima’. Both of them are going for field trials. ‘Awadh Samridhi’ can survive in all climates and give fruits on a regular basis.
The size of the fruit is bigger than normal and weighs around 300 grams per mango. The size of the tree is not a gigantic one. It doesn’t go over 15-20 feet high after 15 years, so plucking becomes easy, and it ripens between July and August.
These two varieties have strong export potential, especially in Europe and the United States, where colourful mangoes attract people more than the normal fruits. It is possible that they will give better prices in local and international markets.
Earlier, CISH invented two other mango varieties, such as ‘Ambika’ and ‘Arunika’. Ambika is a hybrid developed by crossing both Amrapali and Janardan Pasand and is a regular bearer late in maturity. The farming of ‘Ambika’ is common in states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and so on.
The Arunika is a hybrid of Amrapali and Vanraj, a regular bearer, and late ripener. The colour of this mango is orange-yellow, and its pulp is red.
All the varieties mentioned above were developed by CISH in recent years. Ashish Yadav, principal scientist at the institute, says the process of developing a new mango variety takes nearly two decades. Once trials are conducted and satisfactory results are obtained, the variety is sent for trials at other institutes across the country.
