Characterization of climate resilient juicy traditional mango (mangifera indica) varieties

Mango's flowering and fruit set are highly dependent on climatic conditions prevailing in a that particular area. Recently climate change studies have become increasingly important for understanding the flowering of mango under different climatic conditions. Many traditional mango cultivars are seemed to resist the change in climatic situations. Most of the introduced varieties and hybrids are not performing well under changed climatic situations and also highly susceptible to pests and diseases. Hence, a study was conducted at the Farming Systems Research Station, Sadanandapuram, Kerala Agricultural University with an objective of identifying, characterization and evaluation of climate resilient mango varieties from Southern Kerala. Twenty five juicy type traditional mangoes were identified during the study. Fruit weight of these mangoes varied from 93g to 552g, number of fruits varied from 100 to 1500 numbers. Highest TSS (26.20⁰ brix) was reported from accession PTA-1 and lowest acidity of 0.306% was reported from KLM-10. Highest carotenoid content of 5.21 mg/100g was reported from KLM- 5, highest ascorbic acid content of 28.21 mg/100g was reported from KLM-1. The study also revealed that highest total sugar content of 16.01% was reported from KLM-1.