Description
Sabine Mango has medium- to large-sized, elongated fruits are of good quality. Those developing inside the canopy are deep yellow while those exposed to the sun are bright yellow with a dark red blush. The beak is only slightly visible.
The yellow flesh is of medium texture, fibreless, pleasantly sweet, juicy and of a mild aroma. The average fruit dimensions are: length 14.2 cm, width 6.6 cm and weight 435 g (range: 360-520 g).
The rounded apex carries only a small depressed beak. The seed is mono-embryonic. It is slightly affected by anthracnose and powdery mildew
Sabine Mango Facts
- Origin: Kenya
- Fruit size: Medium/Large
- Weight in grams: 435
- Yield: Medium/heavy
- Fruit color: Deep yellow with dark red blush
- Fresh color: Yellow
- Fibre content: None/low
- Seed type: Monoembryonic
- Fruit shape: Elongated
- Seed percentage: 9.6
- Eating quality: excellent
- Regularity of bearing: Moderate
- Tree habit: Moderate/large
- County: Trans Nzoia-bowker farm, Murangá, Makueni
- Harvesting season: January/February/March
- Pest attack: Research ongoing
- Disease: Anthracnose, powdery mildew
- Susceptibility: moderate
- Advantages: No distinct biennial bearing
- Disadvantages: Needs more publicity
- Irrigation: Researh ongoing
- Fertilizer: Research ongoing
- Pesticides: Research ongoing
- Fungicides: Research ongoing
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