Banganapalle (mango)

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{{Short description|Mango cultivar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox cultivar
| name = Banganapalli
| image = Guntur Mango.jpg
| image_caption = Banganpalle mangoes being sold on a bicycle in [[Guntur City]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| species = ''[[Mangifera indica]]''
| cultivar = 'Banganapalli'
| origin = [[Banganapalle]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
}}
{{Infobox geographical indication
| name = Banganapalle mangoes
| color =
| logo =
| image = File:Guntur Mango.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Banaganapalle Mango sold on a Bicycle in Guntur
| alternative names =
| description = A Mango variety found in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh
| type = [[Agricultural]]
| area = [[Kurnool district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| country = [[India]]
| registered = 
| material = {{plainlist|[[Agricultural]]
* [[Fruit]]
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'''Banganapalle mangoes''' (also known as '''Benishan''') is a mango variety produced in [[Banganapalle]] of [[Kurnool district]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It alone occupies 70% percent of total mango cultivable area of the state and was first introduced by the Farmers of Banaganapalli.<ref name="names">{{cite news|last1=Correspondent|first1=Special|title=Banginapalli mango to get geographical indication|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Banginapalli-mango-to-get-geographical-indication/article16130239.ece|access-date=5 May 2017|work=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref> It was registered as one of the [[geographical indication]] from Andhra Pradesh on 3 May 2017, under [[Horticulture|horticultural products]] by [[Geographical Indication Registry (India)|Geographical Indication Registry]].<ref name="GI">{{cite web|title=:::GIR Search:::|url=http://ipindiaservices.gov.in/GirPublic/index.aspx|website=ipindiaservices.gov.in|access-date=5 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508144957/http://ipindiaservices.gov.in/GirPublic/index.aspx|archive-date=8 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Banaganapalle mangoes finally get GI tag|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/040517/banaganapalle-mangoes-finally-get-gi-tag.html|access-date=5 May 2017|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=4 May 2017|language=en}}</ref> It is also grown in the other parts of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{citation
| editor-last = Litz
| editor-first = Richard E.
| last1 = Mukherjee
| first1 = S.K.
| last2 = Litz
| first2 = R.E.
| contribution = Introduction: Botany and Importance
| title = The Mango: Botany, Production and Uses
| pages = 1–18
| year = 2009
| publisher = CAB International
| location = Wallingford, Oxon, UK}}</ref><ref name=newsletter>{{citation
| title = The Mango – King of Fruits
| journal = Tropical Fruits Newsletter
| volume = 20
| date = September 1996
| page = 15}}</ref><ref>{{citation
| contribution = Mango Flavor
| last1 = Chauhan
| first1 = O.P.
| last2 = Raju
| first2 = P.S.
| last3 = Bawa
| first3 = A.S.
| title = Handbook of Fruit and Vegetable Flavors
| editor-last = Hui
| editor-first = Y.H.
| publisher = Wiley
| location = Hoboken, NJ, USA
| year = 2010}}</ref> The fruit is described as obliquely oval in shape, around 20cm in length, with yellow flesh and a thin, smooth yellow skin. The flesh is of a firm, meaty texture and is sweet and lacks fibre.<ref name=Hort>{{citation
| pages = 96–97
| title = Management of Horticultural Crops
| last1 = Pradeepkumar
| first1 = T.
| last2 = Suma Jyothibhaskar
| first2 = B.
| last3 = Satheesan
| first3 = K.N.
| year = 2008
| publisher = New India Publishing Agency
| location = New Delhi, India}}</ref><ref name=newsletter /><ref>{{citation
| work = All About Mangoes. Portal of the International Mango Industry.}}</ref> The cultivar is the most sought after in Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Hindu Business Line : Steep fall in mango harvest; prices up |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bline/2002/04/25/stories/2002042500991700.htm |access-date=20 May 2019 |work=www.thehindubusinessline.com |date=25 April 2002}}</ref> It is a very late -season variety that is good for canning.<ref name=Hort />
This cultivar is a source of vitamin A & C and is also called king of Mangoes.

== Etymology ==
It is also known as ''Banganapalli'' as it is cultivated plenty in and around [[Banaganapalle]] village of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. ''Benishan'', ''Chappatai'', ''Safeda (Delhi, UP and other northern states), Badam'' ''Aam (Rajasthan, MP, Malwa, Mewar and other areas of Central India)'' are some other names. Benishan is named after the Zamindar of Panyam and the [[Nawab of Banganapalle]].<ref name="name">{{cite news|title=Banganapalle mango gets GI tag|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/agriculture/the-banganapalle-mango-gets-a-gi-tag/article18382533.ece|access-date=5 May 2017|work=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

== Cultivation ==
It is mainly cultivated in the mandals of Banaganapalle, [[Panyam]] and [[Nandyal]] of Kurnool district. Apart from these, Coastal and Rayalaseema areas too cultivate. The state of Telangana also has its cultivation in some districts of Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Rangareddy, Medak and Adilabad districts of Telangana.<ref>{{cite news|title=Andhra Pradesh's Banaganapalle mango gets GI tag|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/030517/andhra-pradeshs-banaganapalle-mango-gets-gi-tag.html|access-date=5 May 2017|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=3 May 2017|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Kamalapur Red Banana]]
*[[Bangalore Blue]]
*[[Nanjanagud banana]]
*[[Coorg orange]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Mango cultivars]]
[[Category:Mango cultivars of India]]
[[Category:Agriculture in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Geographical indications in Andhra Pradesh]]

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