Jehangir Mango Plant-Grafted

“The Jehangir mango looks like an apple. It is best consumed when it looks green and ‘tight’ as inside, the fruit would be ripe and ready to eat. Once it turns orange on the outside, it is best used for juice or pulp. Jehangir is very sweet and has a strong flavour and fragrance that are typical of the desi mango. Most other mango varieties are developed, so the actual fragrance of the fruit is missing.”

Rafee adds, “We acquired the grafts of both Azam-us-Samar and Jehangir varieties from Nawab gardens who have been developing the two varieties. It took close to five years for the first crop of these varieties. Azam-us-Samar gets its name from Nawab Azam Khan who developed the mango variety. Though the fruit does not look very attractive and has a rather uneven surface, it is very sweet, highly fragrant and can weigh anywhere between 400 grams to 1 kilogram each.”