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INTRODUCTION
Kenya is a tropical country in East Africa bordered to the west by Uganda, to the south by Tanzania, to the east by Somalia, to the north by Ethiopia and Sudan and to the southeast by the Indian Ocean
with a coastline of about 400 km. The total area is 589 900 km2 of which 98 % is land surface and the remaining is 2% inland water bodies. Read More

The mango research was sponsored by Kenya Agricultural Productivity and Agribusiness Projects. There are more than 70 varieties of mangoes that exist within the counties under study Read More

BACKGROUND
Kenya has a huge potential for commercial mango growing. All 47 counties have some mangoes being grown under rainfed systems, irrigation or along the seasonal streams and riverine areas.
Mangoes are drought-tolerant and can withstand occasional flooding whilst good rainfall distribution rather than total amount is a prerequisite for flowering and fruit set (Nakasone and Paull, 1998).Read More

                                                                                                                                      MANGO VARIETIES
   
  Batawi

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Ngowe

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Sabine

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  Boribo

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Parwin

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Apple

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  Dodo

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Peach

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Gesine

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  Pests and Diseases

Mango fruit fly

Mealybugs
 
Mango aphid

Powdery mildew

Anthracnose
Mango survey

Mbeere
 
Kilifi
 
Makueni

Mango varieties in Embu and Makueni by District
Ochard and Postharvest Management

Cultural practices

Postharvest treatment

Chemical control

Challenges to Mango planting
Mango Improvement and Challenges


Mango planting

Mango Improvement Strategy

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                                                                          By: Dr. Phanuel Oballa and Rachel Kariuki                                                                                            © 2019 KEFRI/KALRO Mango Research