Melhoramento da Manga (Mangifera indica L.) no Brasil: Sinopse de Projeto.

The cultivated area of mango in Brazil is 67.6 thousand hec with a production of 540 thousand mt and, approximately, 94 thousand mt were exported in 2001. However, the Brazilian production is highly concentrated (79%) on one cultivar, 'Tommy Atkins'. Although this cultivar has some important characteristics such as high yield, attractive skin and long shef-life, its susceptibility to malformation, high incidence of pulp breakdown and mediocre taste are unacceptable characteristics that must be improved. A breeding program using intervarietal hybridization was established in 1980 to select superior cultivars for the internal and markets with resistence to floral malformation, a manegable size and superior eating quality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]