Farms: Cultivation of Mango
This is a wonderful fruit with an extensive variety in the place where I live is very popular in addition to providing food also the greatness of its trees serves to give shade and rest to many.
The mango (Mangifera indica L.) is a fruit native to Asia, classified as a drupe, with the colors yellow, red and orange when ripe. The choice of mango variety to be planted depends on some important aspects such as tolerance to pests and diseases, quality of the fruit, among others.
Weather:
"The mango is a fruit with a tropical climate and it fits well in the regions with dry and rainy seasons, more or less defined." The excess of rain in the inadequate time, can cause problems of quality of the fruit, especially if it occurs during the bloom. "
temperature:
Very high temperatures (above 36ºC) or very low temperatures (below 10ºC) impair the growth, development, production and quality of the hose. The average temperatures between 20 and 29ºC are ideal for cultivation.
Ground:
The ideal soil for mango sowing should have a medium texture of sandy clay (which will facilitate the development of the root system), with good drainage, good fertility and relief plan or slightly wavy. Already the ideal pH range for mango cultivation is around 5/5 to 7/5.
Harvest:
The most used criterion for the harvest of mangoes is Change of the color of the skin and the pulp of the fruit. This change occurs around 100 days after the plant has flowered and a drop of ripe fruit falls. What must be highlighted is that this period of 100 days is variable, since it depends on the climatic conditions and the type of cultivated crops involved.
In fact, the correct procedure for the evaluation of the time of the right harvest is to combine several methods, so the use of refractometers know is the Brix content, the quantification of the acidity, resistance of the pulp to the pressure and the consistency Exuding latex from the peduncle are criteria that, together, provide a greater rate of success.
Finally, the moment of consumption or industrialization of the product to determine the best time to harvest the manga along with the experience that you have with the culture.