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| Tommy Atkins Tommy Atkins is a Haden seedling and is one of the most extensively planted commercial export cultivars in South Africa . The trees are of average size. It is an early ripening cultivar. The fruit are large (450-700g) and the fruit shape is ovoid to slightly oblong with a very attractive skin colour. Shelf life is good and the cultivar is tolerant to black spot and anthracnose. However the fruit are susceptible to internal breakdown, jelly seed and stem-end rot. Due to its attractive external appearance good prices are realized on both the local and the export markets and the cultivar is recommended for planting in all production areas. |
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| Keitt Keitt is a seedling of Mulgoba. The trees are of medium size and the growth habit is typically open and appears somewhat disorderly with slender ranky branches. Keitt is the latest ripeneing of all the recommended cultivars. Fruit size is medium to large (400-500g). The fruit are fibreless, oval in shape with a rounded base. Skin colour often develops inadequately. The fruit have an exceptional keeping quality and can be left on the trees long after normal harvest time without fear of jelly seed developing. The cultivar is highly susceptible to black spot and is only recommended for very hot and dry areas. |
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| Kent Kent is a Brooks seedling and is one of the first fibreless cultivars imported into South Africa. The trees are large and produce consistently satisfactory yields. Harvesting period is classified as late mid-season. The fruit are large (500-700g) with a rounded base, fibreless and the internal quality is very good. Skin colour in cooler, humid areas, is often poorly developed. Kent is considered by many as one of the best tasting mangoes. The cultivar is highly susceptible to black spot and is only recommended for hot, dry areas. |
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For more information there is a useful book available: “The Cultivation of Mangoes”. For further details on this book, contact the ARC in South Africa at the following address:
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