Mangifera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae. It contains 64 species, with the best-known being the common mango. The center of diversity of the genus is in the Malesian ecoregion of Southeast Asia, particularly in Sumatra, Borneo, and the Malay Peninsula. They are generally canopy trees in lowland rainforests, reaching a height of 30–40 m (98–131 ft).
From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
The mango peels and fruit scraps you toss can become a homemade soil activator and compost, the s...
Fungal and bacterial diseases wreck mango and rice harvests, and a friendly microbe that fends th...
Mango trees spread viruses invisibly through grafting, meaning a single infected rootstock or sci...
If you grow mango, jackfruit, or tamarind, or just track when the neighborhood fruit trees bloom,...
If you've ever wondered why mangoes flood the market for one month and vanish for the rest of the...
Every time you prune a mango hard or a storm strips its canopy at the wrong moment, the tree may ...
Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this genus, newest first.
A corporate-funded program in an Indonesian village turned mango farming into a loop: mango peel waste becomes a soil booster, harvest leftovers become compost, and solar power runs the operation. Farmers and women former migrant workers reported higher incomes, lower emissions, and lower electricity bills.
Fungal and bacterial diseases wreck mango and rice harvests, and a friendly microbe that fends them off could someday replace...
If you grow mango, jackfruit, or tamarind, or just track when the neighborhood fruit trees bloom, this study confirms that...
If you've ever wondered why mangoes flood the market for one month and vanish for the rest of the year, this review lays out...
Mango trees spread viruses invisibly through grafting, meaning a single infected rootstock or scion can quietly seed disease...
Every time you prune a mango hard or a storm strips its canopy at the wrong moment, the tree may sacrifice next year's...
Compost made from kitchen scraps can do more than feed your garden — engineered versions of it may one day let you grow safe...
Charcoal made from fruit-processing scraps — the kind piling up behind juice factories — can rehabilitate salt-poisoned...
If you grow tomatoes, potatoes, or grapes in your backyard and something starts going wrong with the leaves, a tool like this...
The citrus canker scarring orange peels at the grocery store and the cotton fiber in your t-shirt both trace back to strains...
Mangoes grown in coastal regions or on farms irrigated with brackish water are increasingly threatened by soil salinity —...
Tracking where mango trees grow in cities like Honolulu helps gardeners and communities understand which tropical fruit trees...