Tropical Fruit > Tropical Fruit Discussion

Fairchild Farm Strange Mangoes

(1/3) > >>

roblack:
Recently enjoyed a tour of the Fairchild Farm. Dr. Ledesma was kind enough to show us around the property. Lots of amazing and rare fruits. Many cultivars of mango and sapodilla I had never heard of. Particularly interesting was the mango research she is doing.

Here are some pics of mango hybrids and other mango projects she is working on.




























Was sad to hear that funding has really dwindled. Hope that she and others like her will continue to conduct research and advance the field.

roblack:




check out the color on the new growth of this one!

simon_grow:
Thanks for sharing, I’m especially excited about her new hybrid Mangos bred for increased disease resistance. My friend just visited Dr Ledesma and she is a very passionate Mango lover.

Simon

roblack:
Hey Simon. Yeah, she is really into mangoes and other tropical fruit. I am too, so it was a very nice visit.

Evidently they have identified different genes for disease resistance and cold resistance.

Mangoes may be coming to North Florida soon.

skhan:
Can you tell us anything about the different hybrids?
Color, parentage. Did she mention anything flavor

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page