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The mango in French-speaking West Africa: varieties and varietal composition of the orchards

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2007

Jean-Yves Rey ,
Thierno Mamadou Diallo ,
Henri Vannière ,
Christian Didier ,
Sidiki Kéita  and
Morodjan Sangaré
Jean-Yves Rey
Affiliation:
Cirad, UPR Productions fruitières, TA 50/PS4, Bd de la Lironde, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Thierno Mamadou Diallo
Affiliation:
IER, URG, BP 30, Bamako, Mali
Henri Vannière
Affiliation:
Cirad, UPR Productions fruitières, TA 50/PS4, Bd de la Lironde, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Christian Didier
Affiliation:
Cirad, UPR Productions fruitières, TA 50/PS4, Bd de la Lironde, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Sidiki Kéita
Affiliation:
Irag, CRA Bordo, BP 352 Kankan, Guinée
Morodjan Sangaré
Affiliation:
Irag, CRA Bordo, BP 352 Kankan, Guinée
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Abstract

Introduction. The mango tree is one of the most widespread fruit trees in West Africa. A history of its introduction into that area was recently published. To follow upon this document, the presented analysis was devoted to the principal varieties that are cultivated there today and to the impact of the historical and commercial factors on the varietal composition of the orchards. Some definitions. In precondition to an inventory of the varieties, certain terms making it possible to characterise them were specified (precocity, monoembryony and polyembryony) and some information on the origin of the Floridian varieties was provided. Principal varieties cultivated in West Africa. Four mango variety categories were distinguished: varieties of local or polyembryonic mangos (mangots and Number One), first monoembryonic varieties propagated by grafting (Amélie, Julie, Sabot, Djibelor and Cuisse Madame), and the Floridian varieties, also monoembryonic and propagated by grafting, introduced later and used either for export (Kent, Keitt, Palmer, Zill, Valencia, Smith, Irwin and Haden), or for the regional markets (Brooks, Davis-Haden, Miami Late, Springfels, Beverly, Eldon and Ruby). Each variety was described, like its farming characteristics and its outlets. The composition of the grafted mango tree orchards. This composition is influenced by the historical evolution and the purpose of the fruits that can be eaten, sold on the local, national or subregional market, exported toward the international market or processed in artisanal or industrial units. This orchard composition was specified for Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Togo.

Keywords

Francophone AfricaMangifera indicaintroduced varietiesagronomic charactersprecocityfruitsphenotypesAfrique francophoneMangifera indicavariété introduitecaractère agronomiqueprécocitéfruitsphénotype
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Research Article
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Fruits , Volume 62 , Issue 1 , January 2007 , pp. 57 - 73
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© CIRAD, EDP Sciences, 2007

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