Tropical & Subtropical Fruits

Harvesting and yield in mango

Stage of harvesting is very important, which will be indicated by

(1) Starting of Colour development
(2) Falling of one or two fruits from the plant
(3) Specific gravity of 1.0 to 1.02(more reliable)

Mango normally takes 90-120 days from fruit set to maturity. Harvesting is done using pole harvesters without causing any damage to the fruit.

• Mango grafts come to bearing in about 2-3 years but commercial yields can be had from 8-10 years and may continue up to 40-60 years.
• Average yield is 8 tonnes/ha and may vary according to variety and locality.