Mangoes from Mux (Multan City)

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Quality of Multani Mangoes

The mangoes grow at the end of a long, stringlike stem (the former panicle), with sometimes two or more mangoes to a stem. The Pak Mangoes are 2 to 10 inches long and may be kidney shaped, ovate or (rarely) round. They range in size from 8 ounces to around 24 ounces. The flower scar at the apex is prominent, in some cultivars bulging from the mango. The leathery skin is waxy and smooth, and when ripe entirely pale green or yellow or marked with red, according to cultivar.  The quality of the mango is based on the scarcity of fiber and minimal turpentine taste.

The flesh of a mango is peachlike and juicy, with more or less numerous fibers radiating from the husk of the single large kidney-shaped seed. Fibers are more pronounced in fruits grown with hard water and chemical fertilizers. The flavor is pleasant and rich and high in sugars and acid. The seed may either have a single embryo, producing one seedling, or polyembryonic, producing several seedlings that are identical but not always true to the parent type. It is impossible to distinguish true-to-type from zygotic seedlings from the same fruit. Some seedlings produce numerous tiny, parthenocarpic fruits which fail to develop and abort. Mango trees tend to be alternate bearing.

Appearance

• Clean
• Free from blemishes, insect damage, fungal infection
• Uniform size and ripeness

Condition

• No latex stains;
• No harvest wounds, bruises or punctures
• No insect or disease damage
• Fruit at the required stage of harvest maturity
• Fruit at the required stage of ripenes