ISHS Acta Horticulturae 341: IV International Mango Symposium
PARTHENOCARPIC MANGO DEVELOPED THROUGH HYBRIDIZATION |
| Authors: | R.T. Gunjate, M.M. Burondkar |
| Abstract:
Parthenocarpic mango hybrid-117, perhaps the first of its kind, is a result of intensive backcrossing between hybrid variety Ratna ('Neelum' x 'Alphonso') and 'Alphonso' at the Regional Fruit Research Station, Vengurla. This comparatively dwarf hybrid with regularity of bearing has inherited most of the desirable qualities of its parent. Medium-sized fruits (215 g) with very high pulp to stone ratio (26:1) and very thin (30 mm) and small stone (6.72 g), are ovate to oblong in shape, with attractive red blush on the shoulders. Fruits are deep orange fleshed (82.3%). Fiberless, it has a spongy tissue-free, with a pleasant taste and a sugar-acid blend that is better than 'Ratna'. It is very rich in ascorbic acid (52.22 mg/100 g) and  -carotene (11850 g/100 g). The non-viable cotyledon-free stone, which makes up only 3.1 per cent of the total fruit weight, encloses a small degenerated ovule (1.12 g) inside the very soft endocarp (5.3 g). With these striking features, Hy-117 is being released for cultivation in the Kankan region of Maharashtra under the name 'Sindhu'.
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