Commercial Varieties of Mango

Name of Variety	Salient Features	Recommended Areas
Alphonso	Premium variety (Hapus). Medium fruits, orange-yellow, excellent keeping quality. Export quality, mid-season.	Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Banganapalli	Large fruits, oval, golden yellow. Good keeping quality, suitable for canning. Mid-season.	Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha
Bombay Green	Early variety. Medium fruits, green colour, moderate keeping quality.	Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Assam
Chausa	Large fruits, light yellow, excellent taste. Late season, good keeping quality.	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Delhi
Dashehari	Famous North Indian variety. Medium fruits, yellow, good keeping quality. Mid-season.	Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi
Fazli	Very large fruits, light chrome colour. Late season.	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal
Gulab Khas	Mid-season, small-medium fruits with rosy flavour and reddish blush.	Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
Himsagar	Early variety, medium fruits, yellow, good keeping quality.	West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Tripura, Mizoram
Kesar	Famous Gujarat variety with red blush. Medium fruits, good keeping quality. Early season.	Gujarat, Maharashtra
Kishen Bhog	Mid-season, medium fruits, yellow, good keeping quality.	West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan
Langra	Medium fruits, green colour, good shelf life. Mid-season.	Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat
Mankurad	Popular in Goa. Medium fruits, fibreless pulp, good keeping quality. Mid-season.	Goa, Maharashtra
Neelum	High keeping quality, suitable for transport. Medium fruits, saffron yellow. Late season.	Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat
Pairi	Early variety, soft fibreless pulp, excellent flavour but poor keeping quality.	Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala
Totapuri	Processing variety, medium-large fruits, fibreless pulp, regular bearer. Mid-season.	Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Gujarat
South Indian Special Varieties
Mulgoa	Medium fruits, saffron yellow, good keeping quality. Late season.	Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
Imam Pasand	Dark green skin, fibreless silky pulp, rich sweet flavour with citrus notes.	Andhra Pradesh, Kerala
Suvernarekha	Medium fruits with red blush, good keeping quality. Early season.	Andhra Pradesh
Vanraj	Medium fruits, deep chrome colour with red blush. Good quality. Mid-season.	Gujarat
Zardalu	Medium fruits, golden yellow, very good quality. Mid-season.	West Bengal, Bihar

Name of Variety	Salient Features	Recommended Areas
CISH, Lucknow Hybrids
Ambika	Hybrid (Amrapali × Janardhan Pasand). Regular and prolific bearer. Medium fruits with attractive red blush. Late ripening, suitable for export.	Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
IARI, Lucknow Hybrids
Mallika	Hybrid (Neelum × Dashehari). Semi-vigorous, regular bearer. Fibreless pulp, excellent quality. Harvest by 3rd week of July.	Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Tripura, Jammu & Kashmir
Amrapali	Hybrid (Dashehari × Neelum). Dwarf, regular and prolific bearer. Fibreless, excellent taste. High carotenoid content. Suitable for high-density planting.	All over India
Pusa Arunima	Hybrid (Amrapali × Sensation). Late ripening (Aug). Attractive red peel, high vitamin C, good shelf life (10–12 days).	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, West Bengal
Pusa Surya	Semi-vigorous, regular bearer. Less susceptible to malformation. Medium-large fruits, good shelf life (8–10 days).	Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, West Bengal, Punjab, Uttarakhand
Pusa Lalima	Semi-vigorous plants. Bright red peel, orange pulp. Good sugar-acid balance. Fruit weight ~209 g.	Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana
Pusa Shreshth	Regular bearer. Attractive elongated fruits with red peel and orange pulp. Shelf life 7–8 days.	Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh
Pusa Pratibha	Semi-vigorous, suitable for close planting. Bright red peel, high pulp content (~71%). Good shelf life (7–8 days).	All over India
Pusa Peetamber	Semi-vigorous. Yellow fruits at ripening. Good sugar-acid blend. Shelf life 5–6 days.	Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan
BSKKV, Dapoli Hybrids
Ratna	Hybrid (Neelum × Alphonso). Moderately vigorous, early bearing. Medium fruits, free from spongy tissue.	Maharashtra, Karnataka
Sindhu	Hybrid (Ratna × Alphonso). Regular bearer. Medium fruits with high pulp and very thin stone.	Maharashtra, Gujarat

Name of Variety	Salient Features	Recommended Areas
IIHR, Bangalore Mango Hybrids
Arka Aruna	Hybrid (Banganapalli × Alphonso). Regular bearer. Large fruits, fibreless, free from spongy tissue. Pale yellow pulp, moderately firm. Dwarf plants. Suitable for mango bars.	Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Port Blair)
Arka Anmol	Hybrid (Alphonso × Janardhan Pasand). Regular bearing. Attractive skin colour, free from spongy tissue, good keeping quality, good sugar-acid balance.	Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Port Blair)
Arka Neelkiran	Hybrid (Alphonso × Neelum). Regular bearer. Medium-sized fruits, good pulp and skin colour, free from spongy tissue. Semi-vigorous trees.	Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka