ISHS Acta Horticulturae 455: V International Mango Symposium
MANGO BREEDING IN ISRAEL - PRINCIPALS AND DIFFICULTIES. |
| Authors: | E. Tomer, S. Gazit, U. Lavi, S. Shoker, M. Ripa, I. Zipori, D. Sa'ada |
| Abstract:
Most of the commercial mango (Mangifera indica L.) cultivars grown in Israel have undesirable horticultural traits including poor yield, low fruit quality, lack of colorful skin, poor shelf life and unsuitable fruit size for marketing. About 2000 hectares of commercial mango orchards are planted In Israel in four different regions The total production is more then 15000 tons. of which about 5000 tons were exported in 1996. In the near future, we expect a significant increase in both production and export. The tough competition in the markets, emphasizes the need for high quality products. The aim of the breeding project is to select mango cultivars with better yield, fruit quality and shelf life, covering a long harvesting season (July-November). The breeding project consists of six hectares of high density (2x4 meters) mango seedlings planted in two locations. Each year 1000–2000 new seedlings are planted. Evaluation of the seedlings is carried out mainly during the first and second year of fruiting . Interesting types are grafted and tested in four main and different mango growing areas. The following issues will be discussed.
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