Abstract
A field investigation was carried out at NARP, Ganeshkhind, Pune in order to evaluate eight year old nine exotic mango cultivars viz. Kent, Osteen, Hy 13/3, Lily, Kiett, Palmer, Hy 13/1, Maya, Tommy Atkins along with cv Kesar as a local check. The cv Maya recorded highest fruits/plant (93.50). The cv Kent recorded significantly superior fruit weight (328.4 g) and fruit yield (25.22 kg/plant or 5.04 Mt/ha). It was followed by cv Maya with fruit production (17.6 kg/plant or 3.52 Mt/ha). The cv Keasr recorded 52.7 fruits/plant with 208.1 g average fruit weight and yield of 11.0 kg/plant or 2.20Mt/ha. However, from Organoleptic evaluation for quality parameters viz. pulp colour, flavor, fiber content, taste, juiciness etc. it was observed that cv Maya recorded highest overall score (65.9%) which was followed by cv Kesar (64.1%). As for as Indian and foreign mango market concern, it is concluded that cv Maya would be a future choice for cv Kesar.
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