Question: 'RATNA' variety of mango is a cross of:
Options:
Neelam × Dashehari
Dashehari × Neelam
Neelam × Alphonso
None of these
✅ Explanation:
-The 'Ratna' mango variety is indeed a hybrid developed by crossing 'Neelam' and 'Alphonso', two popular and well-regarded mango cultivars in India. This crossbreeding aimed to combine the desirable traits of both parents, such as the sweetness and flavor of Alphonso with the regular bearing and disease resistance of Neelam.
-The 'Ratna' mango variety is indeed a hybrid developed by crossing 'Neelam' and 'Alphonso', two popular and well-regarded mango cultivars in India. This crossbreeding aimed to combine the desirable traits of both parents, such as the sweetness and flavor of Alphonso with the regular bearing and disease resistance of Neelam.
🔑Key point- Hybrid varieties:
Mallika – Neelam × Dashehari (NDM)
❖ Amrapalli – Dashehari × Neelam (DNA)
◆Ratna – Neelam × Alphanso (NAR)
Sindhu – Ratna x Alphanso (RAS)
❖ Arka puneet – Alphanso x Baganapalli (ABaAp)
◆ Arka aruna – Baganapalli × Alphanso (BaAAa)
❖ Arka Neelkiran – Alphanso x Neelam (ANAn)
❖ Manjeera – Rumani × Neelam (RNM)