The fruit also can be used for preserves. Brown rot and plum curculio have been noted as pest problems but appear to be no more severe than with other cultivars and have been controlled by routine spray programs.
Grafting & Budding Fruit trees
A budded banana shoot completely wrapped with rubber budding strips, top right. Nurseries often use this method to produce fruit trees. At bottom left, asphalt grafting compound is applied to a completed whip graft to prevent wood tissues from drying out. This method is used mainly on young banana and mango trees when branches are small. A cleft graft, bottom right, covered with asphalt grafting compound is used for top working established bananas and mango trees.
Summer crisp Mango
Summer crisp fruit should be refrigerated immediately after they are harvested, while the flesh is still firm and before any yellow color is apparent. They should not be allowed to ripen on or off the tree or else grit cells, a browning of the flesh around the seeds, and a strong aroma will become apparent. When they are consumed without having been ripened, the fruit have a crisp, juicy texture and a sweet, mild flavor. When harvested as described above, they have been stored in good condition for six weeks under refrigeration. Summer crisp is not desirable for canning because the grit cells become more detectable when the fruit are processed. |
