Pranam 1 Mango Kannnur Kannapuram is quite interesting which news came in 2020 July 12th National Mangoday (actually that day is celebrated all over the world). Now again it came in TOI on 22/7/22. Mangoes were first grown in India 5,000 years ago. The word mango is derived from the Malayalam word *manna *which was later changed by the Portuguese to* manga*.Africa started growing mangoes in the 10th century BC and Brazil started production in the 18th century.Once India became the largest mango producer the became the National Fruit of India, Bangladesh <https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/world/bangladesh>, Pakistan, and the Philippines. Mangoes contain almost 20 different vitamins and minerals, which highly contribute to its status as a superfood. According to a report, 3/4 cup mango has 50 percent of your daily vitamin C needs, eight percent of your vitamin A, and another eight percent of your daily vitamin B6 requirements. - India is the largest producer of mangoes, followed by China and Thailand. Another place similar to Kerala is Uttarpradesh station. Read below:
2 Every day, octogenarian Kaleem Ullah Khan wakes at dawn, prays, then ambles about a mile to his 120-year-old mango tree, which he has coaxed into producing more than 300 varieties of the beloved fruit over the years. His footsteps quicken and his eyes light up as he peers closely at the branches through his spectacles, caressing the leaves and sniffing the fruits to see if they are ripe."This is my prize of toiling hard in the scorching sun for decades," the 82-year-old says in his orchard in the small town of Malihabad. "For the naked eye, it's just a tree. But if you see through your mind, it's a tree, an orchard, and the biggest mango college in the world."But since 1987, his pride and joy has been the 120-year-old specimen, source of more than 300 different types of mango, each with their own taste, texture, colour and size, he says. One of the earliest varieties he named "Aishwarya" after Bollywood star and 1994 Miss World beauty pageant winner Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. To this day, it remains one of his "best creations"."The mango is as beautiful as the actress. One mango weighs more than a kilogram (two pounds), has a tinge of crimson to its outer skin and it tastes very sweet," Khan adds. Others he named in honour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and cricket hero Sachin Tendulkar. Another is "Anarkali", or pomegranate blossom, and has two layers of different skin and two different pulps, each with a distinctive aroma. Standing nine metres (30 feet) tall, his treasured tree has a stout trunk with wide-spreading, thick branches that yield a pleasant shade against the Indian summer sun. The leaves are a patchwork of different textures and smells. In some places, they are yellow and glossy, and in others, a dark, dull green. "No two fingerprints are the same, and no two mango varieties are similar. Nature has gifted mangoes with traits like humans," Khan says. His method for grafting is intricate, and involves diligently slicing a branch from one variety, leaving an open wound into which a branch from another variety is spliced and sealed with tape."I will remove the tape once the joint becomes sturdy, and hopefully, this new branch will be ready by next season, and bear a new variety after two years," he explains. 3 Khan's skills have won him numerous accolades, among them one of India's highest civilian honours in 2008, as well as invitations to Iran and United Arab Emirates. "I can grow mangoes even in a desert," he adds.India is the largest producer of mangoes, accounting for half the global output. Malihabad, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, has more than 30,000 hectares of orchards and accounts for nearly 25 percent of the national crop. Mostly owned by families for generations, the orchards are a mango lover's paradise, with the best-known variety possibly the melt-in-the-mouth Dasheri, named for the nearby village where it originated in the 18th century. KR IRS 4/8/22 On Thu, 4 Aug 2022 at 18:27, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty < [email protected]> wrote: > One Indian Village, More Than 100 Varieties of Mangoes-FORWARD. > > Dear friends, > > I found reading the above article appeared in Yahoo opening page today and > thought of forwarding > > Gopalakrishnan 4-8-2022 > > *Kannapuram locals are documenting and* conserving the many kinds of > their favourite fruit.by Rashmi Gopal Rao July 27, 2022 > > Some are as large as coconuts while others are as tiny as gooseberries. > Some have the pleasant sweetness of cane sugar while others have the sharp > tartness of tamarind. Some are bright red, others sport a dull pistachio > hue. This is just a glimpse of the biodiversity of mango species found *in > the tiny village of Kannapuram, located in India’s Kannur district in the > southern state of Kerala*. The plethora of native mango varieties here is > truly mind boggling. > > With 207 indigenous varieties and counting, it rains mangoes in > Kannapuram. *In fact, Kuruvakkavu, a small area within Kannapuram, boasts > a whopping 102 varieties among 382 trees*, growing on a plot of just 300 > square meters (3,230 square feet). On July 22, 2020—World Mango Day—the > *Kerala > State Biodiversity Board declared Kuruvakkavu an Indigenous Mango Heritage > Area*. All this is thanks to the efforts of about 20 local families, led > by 42-year-old police officer Shyju Machathi. > > A resident of Kannapuram, Machathi nurtured a love for mangoes even as a > child. Summer vacations meant climbing different mango trees, collecting > the fruits and distributing them among family and neighbors. “During the > mango season, eating, collecting, and distributing different varieties was > my hobby,” he says. “It was a time when mangoes were not commercially > available and we all ate whatever was available locally.” > > Machathi’s parents cultivate rice, but he has no formal background in > farming. His foray into mango variety conservation began in 2016, when a > friend alerted him that a 200-year-old mango tree bearing fruit of the > rare, sweet “Vellatha” variety was being cut down. “Even though I reached > there only the next day along with a friend from the agricultural > department, we were able to obtain close to *50 [cuttings] which we > grafted* and propagated successfully,” says Machathi. Keeping just one > for himself, he distributed the cuttings among the community so people > could plant them and the variety could be preserved. Local news channels > covered his mango rescue operation, which further inspired Machathi to > identify and preserve other regional varieties. > > *The next year he collected and documented 36 indigenous mango varieties* > and, with the support of friends and officials from the agricultural > department, organized an event highlighting the wealth of the indigenous > species in the area. It was the first of many mango events to come and > motivated locals to support Machathi in his efforts. “It was indeed a > surprise for us to discover so many varieties in our own backyard,” says > Jeyachandran, who has been helping Machathi collect and document varieties. > “The best part is that each one has a unique taste and flavor.” > > *By 2020, and with the help of about 20 families, Machathi had identified > more than 100 varieties by analyzing features such as color, taste, > thickness of outer skin, fiber content*, pulp characteristics, and the > shape of the leaves. Before this, locals had no idea there were so many > kinds of mangoes in Kannapuram. The community identification project put > the village on the national mango map alongside states that produce mangoes > commercially, such as Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. *Every year, on the > first Sunday of May, Kannapuram now hosts a mango fest*. Varieties of > mangoes and delectable dishes prepared from them are displayed, dignitaries > are invited, and discussions held. > > The efforts of Machathi and the community took a significant turn in late > 2019, when one of their events attracted *Dr. Joseph John*, a former > Principal Scientist at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources > (NBPGR) Regional Station, Thrissur. He advised Machathi to take a more > scientific approach by *documenting each of the varieties using > photographs and 3-5 characteristics, such as taste, color, and fiber > content.* > > A Facebook group named *“Nattu Manchottil,” which translates to “Under > the Village Mango Tree,”* was formed for this purpose. Group members, > most of them from Kannapuram, uploaded new varieties and exchanged > information about the fruits. *Machathi documented close to 150 varieties > and sent them to John*, who visited Kannapuram and collected cuttings of > 102 varieties. These varieties have not only been added to the gene pool of > NBPGR but have been distributed and successfully propagated in different > districts of the state. > > In addition to broadening the range of mango varieties available in India, > *the > conservation and distribution of native varieties within the country helps > lessen the use of harmful pesticides*. “These varieties are pest > resistant, disease resistant, and are well adapted to the local climatic > conditions,” says Dr. Joseph. “We have already lost a considerable portion > of our mango biodiversity due to indiscriminate rubber cultivation in the > state and it is of utmost importance to preserve whatever we have today by > supporting such [conservation] efforts.” > > Machathi continues to work on identifying indigenous species, propagating > them, and conducting chemical analysis of special varieties. “We also > need to figure out how to control harvest wastage,” he says, estimating it > at close to 60 percent. *He has floated a proposal to the state > agricultural department for 100 mango varieties to be planted in 100 plots > within select districts*. This project would take place under the Sugatha > Kumari Manthoppu Mission, named after feminist environmental poet Sugutha > Kumari. > > There are also plans to lead visitors on a mango-themed heritage walk. The > route, just under two miles, shows off the many local varieties alongside > coconut palms and temples. And finally, *the busy Machathi is working on > the “Cherumanthoppu,” or the Little Mangrove Project.* > > The program helps conservation-minded people set up mango groves by > providing them plants and other technical support. With this project, > Machathi hopes that people will value and enjoy the local flavors rather > than opting for commercially grown varieties. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Thatha_Patty" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1230961531.748880.1659617849307%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1230961531.748880.1659617849307%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZooC4DQwYu_XX%2BWtR2LMwNZRaVW2otENqHwWynufj-wJzg%40mail.gmail.com.
