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Agriculture · Q501

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 501

Q501

Which one of the following variety of mangoes is developed by clonal selection and bears fruit regularly

A.
Amrapali
B.
Neelam
C.
Dashehari-51
Answer
D.
Arka Neelkiran

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Dashehari-51 is one of the varieties of mangoes that is developed by clonal selection and bears fruit regularly.
Dashehari-51 is the regular bearing and yielding clone of Dashehari.
It is one of the best varieties in the country with fruit size is small-medium, the shape is elongated with yellow fruit colour, and the flesh is fibreless. It has a good keeping quality, mainly used for table purpose. It is susceptible to mango malformation.