Identify mango varieties with the greatest potential

Published 2020년 8월 31일

Tridge summary

The National Mango Board (NMB), led by Dr. Francisco Seva Rivadulla, is focusing on research to enhance mango production and quality. The board is identifying mango varieties suitable for the US fresh and frozen mango industry, conducting consumer taste tests, and evaluating cold and hot water damage sensitivity in selected cultivars. Additionally, the NMB is developing eco-friendly mango packaging and pallet designs, with results shared at industry events. A study on mango patterns by researcher Dr. Víctor Galán aims to improve yield and quality by updating existing information, concluding that no current standard meets all desired characteristics and emphasizing the importance of tolerance to salinity and dwarfing capacity for mango stocks.
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Original content

Priority objective for the National Mango Board * Francisco Seva Rivadulla. International Agrifood Journalist Dr. Ortega is in charge of coordinating all research activities at the NMB, including research programs on production, postharvest, nutrition, and consumption. He is an agronomist with a master's degree in livestock production and a doctorate in agricultural economics. Before joining the NMB, he worked for more than 15 years at the university level in Venezuela as a professor and researcher heading various extension programs. Identification of Mango Varieties with Greater Potential One of the lines in which the NMB is working with greater emphasis is on the identification of mango varieties with greater potential for the sector. In this sense, Dr. Ortega points out that “we are developing a project to identify mango varieties that have potential for the fresh and frozen mango industry in the United States from the thousands of mango varieties that already exist. It is ...
Source: Mercados

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