Serve Slices of the Best Mango Fruit Varieties in the World this Holiday Season

Philippine mango fruits

I highly encourage everybody particularly Filipinos to prioritize in buying and serving slices of ripe Philippine mango fruit in your christmas parties, nochebuena and medianoche. The Philippine 'Carabao" mango is one of the best varieties in the world according to the Guiness Book of World Records. Buying the Philippine mango fruit means you are helping the Philippine mango industry involving 2.5 million stakeholders including small mango growers. Among the important Philippine mango strains are Sweet Elena, MMSU Gold, Talaban, Fresco, GES 85, GES 84, GES 77 and GES 73. These mango strains are available at BPI-National Mango Research Center in Guimaras, BPI Central Office, BPI-NCRDC's, DA-RFU's RIARC's and accredited private nurseries nationwide.

Identification and Management of Mango Pests

 

Mango fruitfly (Bactrocera spp.)

Major insect pests of mango includes fruit fly, mango leafhopper, capsid bug, cecid fly and thrip. It is very important to identify these insect pests properly for the appropriate control management strategies. A training on mango insect pest identification  is available at the Bureau of Plant Industry, 692 San Andres St., Malate, Manila. Kindly contact Mr. Santiago Palizada for the specific details.

Good Agricultural Practices Training on Mango

A one day training on good agricultural practices on mango is one of the technical services available to interested  mango industry stakeholders at Bureau of Plant Industry, 692 San Andres St., Malate, Manila. If you are interested, please contact Santiago A. Palizada.