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88 Mango
Table 11.1 Differences in fruit characteristics among selected Haitian mango varieties, after
Saint Hilaire (1990).
VARIETY PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION LENGTH WEIGHT FIBER PULP SUGAR b-earotene
(em) (g) (%) (%) (%) (mg/IOO g)
Baptiste
Blanc
Carotte
Come
oblong - oval, slight beak and sinus, 12.2-13.8
thick skin, juicy, yellow to deep
orange and firm, aromatic meat
oval- reniform, slight prominent 13.9-15.1
beak, slightly deep sinus, dark skin
spots, light whitish-yellow and soft
meat, fiprous
rounded, no beak or sinus, slight
cavity, light yellow skin dots, skin
and meat taste like carrot
8.5-10.0
oblong-elliptical, slight prominent 14.8-15.8
beak, slight sinus, golden yellow
skin and meat, juicy, aromatic and
fibrous
Doudouce oblong - oval, slight beak, sinus and 10.4-12.6
cavity, juicy and very aromatic
Fi1 oblong, slight beak and sinus, 11.7-12.9
absent cavity, light yellow, thin
skin, light acid taste, juicy and
fibrous
Francisque oblong - reniform, slightly 16.4-18.0
prominent beak, deep sinus and
slightly deep cavity, apricot colored
firm meat, non-fibrous
Jean - oblong - oblique & reniform, 13.7-15.9
Marie slightly deep sinus and slight cavity,
bright yellow, firm, juicy, aromatic
meat
KOdok
Muscat
Rosalie
oblong - reniform, slight beak and 13.5-16.1
sinus, slightly deep cavity, dark
orange meat, juicy, acid and fibrous
round - ovoid, absent beak and 11.8-13.4
sinus, deep cavity, light gray skin
dots, apricot color skin and meat,
juicy and aromatic
oblong - oval, slight beak and sinus, 10.4-12.8
deep cavity, fibrous
300-350
380-500
230-270
207-245
5.9
14.4
7.5
235-320 11.7
178-211 7.8
420--486 6.2
264-341 10.1
276--419 18.8
252-307
250-320
medium fertility and pH 6-7. Trees growing above 400 m are characterized by a poor
and inferior crop, exhibiting less color, and fewer soluble solids at these elevations
(Wiltbank, 1982). Altitude delays the flowering period about 4 days for each 120 meter
increase in elevation and coupled with increased humidity and more constant rainfall,
results in erratic flowering and fungal disease problems. Imported grafted varieties are
scattered throughout the country, but mainly are concentrated in the Leogane, Cul-de­
Sac Plain, and Plaine-du-Nord regions.
Tree Characteristics: The most common varieties of mango in Haiti are recognized
by large, evergreen trees with short, but thick boles to 1 m diameter, and heights to 25
meters. Trunk buttresses vary from small to prominent with a spreading crown that is
about half as large as the tree is tall (Fig. 11.3). The tree develops a strong and deep
9.0
8.4
57.4
41.2
1.8
34.9
49.8
43.0
63.2
41.2
42.1
48.1
53.5
13.7
12.4
18.1
16.2
15.5
13.4
15.5
12.9
15.7
15.6
6.0
1.3
4.0
2.3
6.4
6.0
1.6
2.3