Kent (mango)

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Mangifera 'Kent'
Fruit and Spice Park, Homestead, Florida
GenusMangifera
Hybrid parentage'Brooks' × 'Haden'
Cultivar'Kent'
OriginFlorida, USA

The 'Kent' mango is a named

mango cultivar that originated in south Florida
.

History

The original tree, a seedling of the

anthracnose
, however, and the fruit's poor shelf life limited its commercial scale in Florida.

Kent is grown on a limited commercial scale outside of the United States, particularly in Latin America.

Gold Nugget and Jakarta
.

Original 'Kent' mango tree,
Coconut Grove, Florida

Kent trees are planted in the collections of the

Fruit and Spice Park,[9]
also in Homestead. The original tree still stands in Coconut Grove.

In France, Kent is the main imported cultivar,[10][11] with imports coming mainly from South America and Africa.[12][13]

Description

The tree is a vigorous grower, with a compact canopy and an upright growth habit.[14] It can get quite tall (in excess of 30 feet (9.1 m)) if allowed to do so. Kent trees generally produce a large crop.

The fruit typically weighs 20 to 26 ounces (570–740 g), is of oval shape, and has a rich, sweet flavor. It will usually turn a greenish-yellow color with some red blush as it matures. The seed is

monoembryonic and will have a tendency to sprout in the fruit if left on the tree too long when ripening. The fruit typically matures from July to August in Florida,[15] sometimes into September.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Mangos in Florida". ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  2. ^ Brooks, Reid Merrifield; Olmo, Harold Paul (1 January 1952). "Register of New Fruit and Nut Varieties, 1920-1950". University of California Press. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0ysyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=w-cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2450,1904249&dq=kent+mango&hl=en [dead link]
  4. ^ "PEDIGREE ANALYSIS OF FLORIDA MANGO CULTIVARS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  5. ^ zesscom. "Mango, Mangifera indica". agroinka.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Mango Kent:.Dulce, jugoso y con las mejores propiedades • C.Benamayor". campodebenamayor.es. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  7. ^ 'Kent', Maintained by: Natl. Germplasm Repository - Miami USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
  8. ^ Tropical Research and Education Center Tropical Fruit Collections Archived 2018-04-08 at the Wayback Machine Page 4, #55
  9. ^ "Friends of the Fruit & Spice Park - Plant and Tree List 2008". Archived from the original on 2010-07-11. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  10. ^ [1] Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Source of Sept 2009 consulted on 21/10/2011
  11. ^ "La oportunidad de la distribución de mango Kent en Europa". globalider.com. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Cultivars". www.mohlatsi.co.za. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Bio Mango Kent online kaufen - Gegessen wird immer". Gegessen wird immer. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  14. ISBN 0-9632264-0-1
    .
  15. ^ http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg216 Table 1
  16. ^ "Mango". hort.purdue.edu. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

External links

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