What are the parents of the mango variety ‘Mallika’? (Technical Assistant 2013)

✅Explanation
Mallika is a hybrid mango variety developed in India. It's known for its large size, attractive color and excellent flavor. It's a cross between the 'Neelam' and 'Dasheri' mango varieties. The variety was introduced by Dr. Ramnath Singh.

Important 🔑Key Points:
-Fruit characteristics: large in size, oblong elliptical in shape and cadmium yellow in color.
-Good fruit and keeping quality.
-Mid-season variety.

🔴Additional information::
Different Hybrids of Mango
-Amrapali: Cross of Dashehari and Neelum; dwarf, regular bearing, late maturing; suitable for high-density planting (1600 plants/hectare); yields 16 tonnes/hectare.
-Mallika: Cross of Neelum and Dashehari; large oblong elliptical fruit, cadmium yellow color; good fruit and keeping quality; mid-season variety.
-Arka Aruna: Hybrid of Banganapalli and Alphonso; dwarf, regular bearing, precocious; large fruit with red blush, spongy tissue-free; suitable for homesteads and high-density planting.
-Arka Puneet: Hybrid of Alphonso and Banganapalli; regular, prolific bearer; medium-sized fruit, red blush, excellent keeping quality, spongy tissue-free.
-Arka Anmol: Cross of Alphonso and Janardhan Pasand; regular bearer, good yielder; medium-sized fruit, yellow peel, excellent keeping quality, spongy tissue-free.
-Arka Neelkiran: Hybrid of Alphonso and Neelum; regular bearing, late season; medium-sized fruit, red blush, spongy tissue-free.
-Ratna: Cross of Neelum and Alphonso; moderately vigorous, precocious; medium-sized, attractive color, spongy tissue-free.
-Sindhu: Cross of Ratna and Alphonso; regular bearer; medium-sized fruit, spongy tissue-free, high pulp-to-stone ratio, small stone.
-Ambika: Cross of Amrapali and Janardhan Pasand; regular, prolific bearer; medium-sized fruit, red blush, late ripening.
-Au Rumani: Cross of Rumani and Mulgoa; precocious, heavy, regular bearer; large fruit, yellow cadmium color.
-Manjeera: Cross of Rumani and Neelum; dwarf, regular, prolific bearer; firm, fiberless flesh.
-PKM 1: Cross of Chinnasuvernarekha and Neelum; regular bearer, heavy yielder, bears fruit in clusters.