Mango
Mango
Scientific name: Mangifera indica L.
Local/Bangla name: আম ( ‘Aam’)
Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Magnoliphyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Order : Sapindales
Family : Anacardiaceae
Genus : Mangifera
Species : M. indica
Botanical Description of Mango
Habit: Perennial tree
Root: Tap root system
Stem: Erect, large trunk
Leaf: Simple, petiolate, phylotaxy alternate some time opposite, leaf blade dorsiventral
Inflorescence: Panicle
Flower: Actinomorphic, bisexual,
Calyx: Sepal composed of five ovate-lanceolate, finely pubescent, concave sepals.
Corolla: Petal five elliptic-lanceolate to obovate-lance-olate.
Fruit: Drupe with an outer leathery skin (exocarp), a fleshy mesocarp and a hard, stony endocarp (pit) surrounding the seed.
Table 1. Popular mango varieties developed by Germplasm Centre, BAU; Horticulture Research Centre, BARI
| Serial Number | Name of variety | Developed by | Year of Release | Growing season | Yield (ton/ha) |
| 1 | FTIP-BAU Aam1 | BAU | 2006 | June-September | 15-20 |
| 2 | FTIP-BAU Aam2 Sindhuri) | BAU | 2006 | June-September | 7-9 |
| 3 | FTIP-BAU Aam3 Diabetic | BAU | 2006 | June-September | 10-15 |
| 4 | FTIP-BAU Aam4 | BAU | 2006 | June-September | 15-20 |
| 5 | FTIP-BAU Mango 5 | BAU | 2006 | June-September | 18-22 |
| 6 | FTIP-BAU Mango-6 | BAU | 2006 | June-September | 25-30 |
| 7 | FTIP-BAU Mango-7 | BAU | 2006 | June-September | 25-40 |
| 8 | FTIP-BAU Mango-8 | BAU | 2006 | June-September | 25-30 |
| 9 | FTIP-BAU Mango-9 | BAU | 2006 | June-September | 18-25 |
| 10 | FTIP-BAU Mango-10 | BAU | 2008 | June-September | 15-20 |
| 11 | FTIP-BAU Mango-11 (Kachamitha-1) | BAU | 2009 | May to August | 4.5 -8.50 |
| 12 | FTIP-BAU Mango-12 (Kachamitha-2) | BAU | 2009 | May to August | 4.5 -8.50 |
| 13 | FTIP-BAU Mango-13(Kachamitha-3) | BAU | 2009 | May to August | 3-5 |
| 14 | FTIP-BAU Mango-14 (Banana mango) | BAU | 2010 | May to August | 2.5-8.5 |
| 15 | FTIP-BAU Mango-15(Golapkhash) | BAU | 2010 | May to August | 1.5-6.0 |
| 16 | FTIP-BAU Mango-16(Golla) | BAU | 2010 | May to August | 1.4-7.8 |
| 17 | FTIP-BAU Mango-17(Satkaniya) | BAU | 2010 | May to August | 1.2-4.2 |
| 18 | BARI Aam-1 | BARI | 1996 | June-September | 20.0 |
| 19 | BARI Aam-2 | BARI | 1996 | June-September | 22.0 |
| 20 | BARI Aam-3 | BARI | 1996 | June-September | 22.0 |
| 21 | BARI Aam-4 | BARI | 2003 | June-September | 18.0 |
| 22 | BARI Aam-5 | BARI | 2009 | June-September | 15.0 |
| 23 | BARI Aam-6 | BARI | 2009 | June-September | 11.0 |
| 24 | BARI Aam-7 | BARI | 2009 | June-September | 16.0 |
| 25 | BARI Aam-8 | BARI | 2009 | June-September | 14.0 |
| 26 | BARI Aam-9 (Kacha Mitha) | BARI | 2011 | June-September | 13.5 |
| 27 | BARI Aam-10 | BARI | 2012 | June-September | 72.5 kg/plant |
| 28 | BARI Mango-11 | BARI | 2015 | June-September | 22.0 |
Popular Variety of Mango
The local varieties of mangoes are: Fazlee, Langda, Gopalbogh, Himsagar, Khirsapat, Ashhwina, Khisanbogh, Kuapahadi, Lata Bombai, Foria, Bombai, Kohitoor, Laksmanbhog, Mohanbhog, Misribhog, Amrapali, Haribhanga etc. Fazli, Lengra, Gopalbhog and Khisrapat are considered to be the premier varieties.