9 new varieties that will strengthen the Philippine mango industry
Fresh Mango
Philippines
Published Jun 15, 2022
Tridge summary
Nine mango varieties and selections were unveiled at a press conference of the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) on June 8, 2022. The mangoes were identified by the Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB) in the University of Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) through a program funded by PCAARRD and led by plant breeding scientist Carolyn Alcasid.
Original content
The mango is the third most-produced fruit crop in the Philippines, with a production of 739,250 MT in 2020. The Philippines exports fresh mango fruits to China, Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea while processed mango products are exported to Canada, France, and Germany. Despite being one of the backbone industries of the country’s agriculture sector, the local mango industry is hampered by the fact that only the Carabao mango variety is exported. This is further complicated by the short shelf life of fresh fruits, inconsistency in quality, preference of some countries for red-blushed mangoes, and susceptibility of mango trees to pests like the mango fruit fly and diseases like anthracnose. To address this issue, the IPB-UPLB has been looking for new varieties and selections that could help make the mango industry more competitive. They started the program in 2012 and have so far found two varieties: the Mangoming and Farrales mangoes. The two mangoes are classified as varieties ...
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