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News: The Centre approved financial assistance for Karnataka’s Totapuri mango growers under the Market Intervention Scheme due to falling prices and adverse weather.
About Totapuri Mangoes
- Totapuri is an indigenous South Indian mango variety that is widely valued for its juice and pulp.
- Alternative Names: It is also known as Ginimoothi, Sandersha and Banglora.
- Cultivated in: Totapuri mangoes are mainly cultivated in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
- Characteristics:
- Physical Features: Totapuri is a prominent juicy mango cultivar with an elongated shape, a distinct parrot beak-like tip, greenish-yellow skin and edible skin with minimal bitterness.
- Nutritional Value: It is rich in Vitamins C and A and contains calcium, potassium, magnesium and antioxidants that support immunity, eye, bone, muscle and skin health.
- Uses: It is widely used for juice, pulp extraction and mango drinks and is highly preferred by food processing industries.
- Growing Conditions:
- Climate: Totapuri grows best in tropical climates with warm to high temperatures, dry summers and moderate rainfall.
- Soil: It thrives in well-drained loamy soil with a neutral to slightly acidic pH.
