Duncan (mango)
| Mangifera 'Duncan' | |
|---|---|
Fruit and Spice Park, Homestead, Florida | |
| Genus | Mangifera |
| Species | Mangifera indica |
| Cultivar | 'Duncan' |
| Breeder | David Sturrock |
| Origin | Florida, USA |
The 'Duncan' mango is a named
mango cultivar that originated in south Florida
and was later patented.
History
The original tree was grown from a seed planted in 1956 by David Sturrock of
polyembryonic. The tree first fruited in 1960 and the new variety was named after Ralph V. Duncan of Boynton Beach, Florida
, who was a flood control district supervisor that had provided maps for a book written by Sturrock. 'Duncan' was later patented by Sturrock. The variety was recognized for its excellent eating quality and handling characteristics, as well as its production, and later became a nursery stock tree in Florida.
Duncan trees are planted in the collections of the
Fruit and Spice Park,[5]
also in Homestead.
Description
The fruit is oblong in shape and turns yellow when ripe, averaging slightly over a pound in weight. Most of the fruit on the tree are of uniform size and shape. The orange flesh is fiberless, has a sweet and mild flavor, and contains a
monoembryonic seed.[6]
Duncan fruit typically reach maturity in July in Florida.
The trees are vigorous growers with dense canopies. Both the trees and their fruit have very good disease resistance qualities.[7]
References
- ^ David Sturrock (1969). "Final Report on Some Mango Hybrids - 1969" (PDF) (82). Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc: 318–321. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Cecile T. Olano; Raymond J. Schnell; Wilber E. Quintanilla; Richard J. Campbell (2005). "Pedigree analysis of Florida mango cultivars" (PDF) (118). Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc: 192–197. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1719297 Archived 2009-05-08 at the Wayback Machine USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
- ^ http://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/crane/pdfs/TREC-Fruit-Collections.pdf Archived 2018-04-08 at the Wayback Machine Page 3, #23
- ^ "Friends of the Fruit & Spice Park - Plant and Tree List 2008". Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ISBN 0-9632264-0-1.
- ^ "Mango Trees". Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
