The mango: Its botany, cultivation, uses and future improvement, especially as observed in India

Reference Type	Journal Article
Year of Publication	1953
Contributors	Author: S. K. Mukherjee
Journal	Economic Botany
Volume	7
Issue	2
Pagination	130-162
Date Published	04/1953
Language	English
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Collection Topic	Agroforestry Ethnobotany
Keywords	India fruit agroforestry mango cold storage stock plant bisexual flower ethnobotany
Abstract	This article is about the botany, cultivation, uses, and future improvement of the mango in India. The author gives an outline of the origin, distribution, and environmental requirements of mangoes, as well. This delicious tropical fruit has been under cultivation for about 4,000 years and today it is grown on about two million acres in India, its original home. Nearly 1,000 cultivated varieties are known throughout the tropics of the world. The fruits are rich in vitamins A and C, and have better food value than apple.
URL	http://www.jstor.org/stable/4287767
DOI	10.1007/BF02863059
Journal Abbreviation	Economic Botany
ISSN	0013-0001; 1874-9364
Short Title	The mango