{"id":363085,"date":"2026-05-18T14:39:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=363085"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:39:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:09:48","slug":"kesar-mango","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/kesar-mango\/","title":{"rendered":"Kesar Mango"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\"><b>News: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The famous saffron-coloured Kesar variety of mango has got global recognition as \u2018Gir Kesar\u2019 mango after being granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.<\/span><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><b>About Kesar Mango<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_363097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-363097\" style=\"width: 342px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-363097\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-595459396-1980x1320-1.jpg?resize=342%2C228&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-595459396-1980x1320-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-595459396-1980x1320-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-595459396-1980x1320-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-595459396-1980x1320-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-595459396-1980x1320-1.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-595459396-1980x1320-1.jpg?w=1980&amp;ssl=1 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-363097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: DD News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a well-known variety of <\/span><b>mango of Gujarat.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Cultivation area:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is largely grown around the <\/span><b>foothills of Girnar mountains,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> Junagadh<\/strong> district, <\/span><b>Gujarat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span> some districts of<b> Maharashtra.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Geographical condition required:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It grows well under <\/span><b>tropical and sub-tropical climatic conditions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Rainfall:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Regions with <\/span><b>moderate to high rainfall<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> followed by a <\/span><b>dry summer season<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are considered ideal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Soil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It requires <\/span><b>well-drained, deep soils rich in organic matter with good aeration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and moisture retention capacity for healthy growth and commercial production.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Sandy loam to loamy soils <\/b>with an ideal pH range of<b> 5.5 to 7.5<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are considered highly suitable for optimum mango yield and fruit quality.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Appearance:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Tree:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The trees are <\/span><b>medium-sized and evergreen, with an oblong fruit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>weighs between 250 and 300 grams and features a small beak.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These<\/span><b> trees grow up to 50 feet tall<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>have a deep taproot and widespread root system,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allowing them to <\/span><b>remain productive for 200-300 years.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Fruit:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a<\/span><b> small to medium fruit with a roundish shape<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a distinct curved tip.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a relatively <\/span><b>unexciting appearance, with skin that is dull, slightly mottled yellow colour.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The colour of the fruit is <\/span><b>deep green during the fruit development stage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>turns to yellow with a pink spot on the shoulder.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Distinctive features:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Th<\/span><b>e name of the variety Kesar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0was given\u00a0<\/span><b>based<strong> on<\/strong>\u00a0the saffron colour<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the fruit pulp.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kesar mango has distinctive and naturally occurring <\/span><b>organoleptic characteristics of taste,<\/b> <b>aroma, pulp colour, and sweetness.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>sugar\/ acid blend<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is excellent.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Geographical Indication (GI) tag: <\/b>It has got<\/span> global recognition as<b> \u2018Gir Kesar\u2019 mango<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after being <\/span><b>granted the GI tag.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kesar mango is the<\/span><b> second variety of mango in India to get GI registration <\/b>a<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fter the Dussheri mango variety grown in Uttar Pradesh.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-style: solid;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>About Mango Production in India<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India ranks<\/span><b> 1st in global mango production,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> contributing over 45% of the global fresh mango production, followed by China and Thailand.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Production status:<\/strong> The average yield of Mango is 8.39 MT\/Ha for India, 8.74 MT\/Ha for China and 8.36 MT\/Ha for Thailand.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Production: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The major mango-growing states are Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uttar Pradesh ranks first in mango production with a share of 26.75% and the highest productivity in 2023-24.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Major Export Destinations (2024-25): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United Arab Emirates, USA, U.K, Kuwait, and Qatar. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The famous saffron-coloured Kesar variety of mango has got global recognition as \u2018Gir Kesar\u2019 mango after being granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. About Kesar Mango It is a well-known variety of mango of Gujarat. Cultivation area:\u00a0 It is largely grown around the foothills of Girnar mountains, Junagadh district, Gujarat and some districts of&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/kesar-mango\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Kesar Mango<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,3127,11209,12039],"tags":[11872,11853],"class_list":["post-363085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-economy","category-geography-in-news","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-dd-news","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363085\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}