Ratnagiri Alphonso Mango

Description

Origin

• The variety is named after Afonso de Albuquerque, a distinguished militarian and viceroy of Portuguese India from 1509 to 1515.
• Jesuit missionaries introduced grafting on mango trees in Portuguese Goa, to produce varieties like Alphonso
•  In 1563, Garcia da Orta wrote of Alphonsos grown in Portuguese Bombay, which were to be presented to the governor (viceroy) in Goa.
•  Alphonso is also one of the most expensive varieties of mango,^[2] and is grown mainly in the Konkan region of western India.
• and also grown in Valsad and Navsari district of south Gujarat.

Description

• The Alphonso mango is a seasonal fruit harvested from mid-April through the end of June.
• The time from flowering to harvest is about 90 days, while the time from harvest to ripening is about 15 days.
• The fruits generally weigh between 150 and 300 grams (5.3 and 10.6 oz), have a rich, creamy, tender texture and delicate, non-fibrous, juicy pulp.
• As the fruit matures, the skin of an Alphonso mango turns golden-yellow with a tinge of red across the top of the fruit.