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Results of initial
planting of chokanan mango show a very promising
income-earner for orchard and backyard farmer.
Five years of
observation shows that chokanan mango bears fruits
continuously, prolific and heavy fruiting even
during rainy season. It has been observed that the
hot temperature during summer months of May and June
induce profuse flowering of chokanan mango, with the
fruits maturing in August and September.
There is no need to induce flowering by spraying
potassium nitrate.
Chokanan mango is
also a fast grower and bears fruit much earlier than
carabao mango. It can be planted in big containers
that will serve as decorative plants in rooftops or
in urban areas with no soil. It will flower after 18
months from planting the double rootstock grafted
seedlings
On the other hand
carabao mango takes six years before producing 10
kilos and fruiting season is limited to dry season
only. The flowering of carabao mango are easily
attacked by anthracnose disease that is prevalent
when climate is humid and the fruits crack when it
rains. Cost of carabao mango is very high because it
needs chemicals to induce flowering up to ripening
period. Spraying of fungicide and insecticide,
foliar fertilizer is done almost weekly which makes
production cost very high for carabao mango
production.
The chokanan mango can tolerate adverse weather
conditions that even without spraying insecticide
and fungicide the flowers will develop into quality
eating green and sweet fruits that taste like honey.
It has thick skin so the fruit shelf life is longer
than carabao mango and resistant to attack of fruit
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