Agriculture
The Green Kitchen: How are heatwaves affecting mangoes?
From discolouration and parched leaves to poor development of younger plants, the unusually long and intense heatwave has taken its toll on mango trees
Mango is one of the most popular of all tropical fruits. But, Where do mangos come from? Mangos were first grown in India over 5,000 years ago. And today we have thousands of variety of mangoes spread across the length and breath of this country. As the mango season is underway, we are trying to understand how the growing heatwaves might cause a concern to our national fruit.