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MANGOSTEEN
Local/Malay Name : Manggis
Scientific Name : Garcinia mangostana Linn.
THE TREE
The mangosteen is an evergreen tree about 10 to 25m tall with a dense
pyramidal crown. The fruits produced are apomictic. The fruit is about
6 to 7cm in diameter, round but slightly flattened at the ends. It has
a smooth thick, firm rind, pale green when immature and turning dark purple
or red-purple when ripe. Enclosed by the rind is the edible pulp in 4
- 8 white segments. The flavour is slightly acidic but sweet and delicious.
Each fruit has 1 to 2 seeds.
CULTIVAR
There are no identified clones since the seeds are apomictic.
SOIL AND WEATHER REQUIREMENTS
Mangosteen grows well on a wide range of soils provided it is well drained.
It prefers clay or sandy loam soil with high organic matter content and
pH of 5.0 - 6.5. Mangosteen thrives well in the tropical rainforests which
receive 2000 - 2500mm of rainfall. It grows best in warm, humid and non-seasonal
rainfall areas.
PROPAGATION
Traditionally, mangosteen has been propagated by seeds. Recently budgrafting
has been successful in propogating the plants. Grafted plants are transplanted
to the field about 6 months after the budgrafting. The planting holes
are 60cm x 60cm x 60cm and the planting distance is about 10m. Each hole
is filled with topsoil mixed with well dried cow dung/chicken dung and
CIRP. The plants are shaded and watered regularly, especially during dry
weather, until well established.
FERTILIZER
For years two to five N:P:K in the ratio of 15:15:15 is applied but from
the sixth year onwards N:P:K:Mg in the ratio of 12:12:17:2+TE is applied.
WEEDING
Weeding manually is done every three months for the first three years.
PRUNING
No pruning is necessary apart from the occasional removal of dead or
diseased wood.
PESTS AND DISEASES
Mangosteen is relatively free of pests and diseases. Gamboge disorder
causes the branches and fruit to exude a yellow resin which may cause
bitterness of the fruit if the arils are affected.
HARVESTING
The Mangosteen will start to bear fruits from 7-12 years after planting.
The grafted plants fruit when they are about six years old. Mangosteen
begins to mature when reddish spots begin to develop on the fruit skin
and is ready for harvesting when the skin turns purplish to black.
YIELD
The yield starts with a production of 60 fruits per tree increasing steadily
as the tree grows older, reaching the peak at 1,800 fruits per tree from
the twenty-second year onwards.
USES
Fresh consumption Processed products: juice and jam.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
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Component
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Per
100g edible portion
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Food
energy
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34.0
calories
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Moisture
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87.6
g
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Protein
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0.6
g
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Fat
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1.0
g
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Carbohydrate
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5.6
g
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Ash
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0.1
g
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Calcium
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7.0
mg
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Phosphorous
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4.0
mg
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Iron
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1.0
mg
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Sodium
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7.0
mg
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Potassium
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19.0
mg
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Vitamin
B1
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0.03
mg
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Vitamin
B2
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0.03
mg
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Niacin
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0.3
mg
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Vitamin
C
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4.2
mg
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Tel: +84 (8) 847 6901 - Fax: +84 (8) 844 1392 - Email: info@green-seeds.com
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