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Mango (Mangifera indica) production

Regions of mango production

• Mediterranean, semi-arid, winter rainfall pattern areas (California, Chile, Israel).

• Humid subtropical areas with summer rainfall pattern (South Africa, Mexico, and Thailand).

• Semitropical/warm subtropical areas with summer rainfall pattern (India, Florida, Dominican

Republic, Indonesia, and Taiwan).

• Hot, arid, desert, environments with little to no rainfall (Peru).

• Hot, dry, tropical areas with little/moderate rainfall (Mexico).

• Exposure to cool/cold non-freezing temperatures during fall/winter or drought (pronounced

wet/dry area).

• Many well drained soil types, pH 4.5-7.5, with moderate to low fertility.

Botany

• Anacardiaceae

• Important fruit crops within the Anacardiaceae include cashew (Anacardium occidentale) and

pistashio (Pistacia vera).

• Origin –subtropical northeastern Indian-Burmese region.

• Centers of diversification and evolution include Maylay Archipelago and southeast Asia.

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