Keitt Mango

Here’s a detailed description of Keitt Mango:

🥭 Keitt Mango Description

The Keitt Mango is a late-season mango variety that originated in Florida, USA, and is now grown in many tropical and subtropical countries. It is prized for its large fruit size, long shelf life, and mild, sweet taste. Unlike many mangoes, Keitt stays green even when ripe, making it unique and highly demanded in export markets.

• Origin: Florida, USA
• Season: Late variety – harvested from August to October (extends mango season after most varieties are finished)
• Shape: Oval to oblong
• Skin Color: Green (retains green color even at maturity, sometimes with a light pink blush)
• Pulp Color: Golden-yellow, nearly fiberless, smooth, juicy
• Average Weight: 500 g to 2 kg per fruit (one of the largest commercial mangoes)
• Taste: Sweet with a mild, tangy flavor and pleasant aroma
• TSS (Total Soluble Solids): 18–20° Brix
• Shelf Life: 2–3 weeks after harvest (excellent for transport & export)
• Special Features:
  • Late-season ripening, ensuring mango supply after other varieties end
  • Large fruits & long shelf life, highly suitable for export
  • Low fiber, excellent eating quality

Would you like me to also create the Keitt Mango farming guide (climate, planting, yield, irrigation, pest control, harvesting, profitability) just like I did for the other varieties?

Here’s a complete Keitt Mango Farming Guide:

🌱 Keitt Mango Farming

1. Climate & Soil

• Climate: Grows best in tropical & subtropical regions. Keitt is tolerant of heat but prefers a dry climate during flowering & fruiting.
• Temperature: 24–38°C is ideal.
• Rainfall: 750–1200 mm annually.
• Soil: Well-drained loamy or sandy loam soil with pH 6.0–7.5. Avoid heavy clay and waterlogging.

2. Planting

• Season: June–July (monsoon) or Feb–March (spring).
• Spacing:
  • Traditional system: 8m × 8m (about 65 trees/acre).
  • High-density: 5m × 5m (about 160 trees/acre).
• Pit Size: 1m × 1m × 1m, filled with topsoil + 20–25 kg FYM + 1 kg neem cake.

3. Irrigation

• Young plants: Water every 7–10 days.
• Mature trees: Irrigate every 15–20 days.
• Stop irrigation 2–3 weeks before flowering to encourage fruit set.
• Resume light irrigation during fruit development to prevent fruit drop.

4. Fertilizer Management

• 1st year: 100 g N, 50 g P, 100 g K + 10 kg FYM per plant.
• Increase dose gradually each year.
• Mature tree (8+ years): 1 kg N, 500 g P, 1 kg K + 40 kg FYM annually.
• Apply micronutrients (Zn, B, Mg) through foliar sprays for better fruit quality & yield.

5. Pruning & Training

• Train young plants to a single trunk up to 1 m height.
• Remove weak, diseased, crossing, and overcrowded branches.
• Maintain an open canopy for sunlight & air circulation.

6. Flowering & Fruiting

• Keitt is a late-season mango; fruits mature August–October.
• Begins bearing in 3–4 years after planting.
• Full commercial yield from 7th year onwards.
• Fruit size is very large (500 g to 2 kg).
• Average Yield:
  • Traditional planting: 8–10 tons/acre.
  • High-density planting: 15–18 tons/acre.

7. Pest & Disease Management

• Pests: Mango hopper, mealybug, fruit fly.
  • Control: Neem oil spray, sticky traps, or recommended insecticides.
• Diseases: Powdery mildew, anthracnose, bacterial black spot.
  • Control: Preventive sprays of copper fungicide, sulphur dusting.
• Keitt has better disease tolerance than some other varieties.

8. Harvesting

• Maturity period: Late season (Aug–Oct).
• Harvest when shoulders are filled out and pulp turns yellow.
• Fruits remain green even at maturity (unique feature).
• Shelf life: 2–3 weeks, excellent for export & long-distance markets.

✅ Profitability:
Keitt Mango is one of the most profitable late-season varieties because it fetches higher prices in the market when other mango varieties are finished. Its large fruit size, long shelf life, and export demand make it ideal for commercial farming.

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