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Indian experiment with mangoes: One tree with 121 varieties of the fruit
Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh: Saharanpur, a district mainly known for its hand carved furniture, has now become famous for something else — a unique mango tree that has 121 varieties of fruits growing on it. Unbelievable though it may sound, this mango tree is in the Company Bagh area and is 15 years old. Horticulturists began this unique experiment on the tree about five years ago and the purpose was to develop new varieties of mangoes and experiment with their taste. Rajesh Prasad, the then Joint Director of Horticulture Experiment and Training Centre, grafted 121 varieties of mango branches into a mango tree. “Different varieties of mango cuttings were grafted into the branches of the indig

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