"This fruit has a classical Kensington flavour."
-National Mango Breed Program
New mango hybrid NMBP-1243
Three new mango varieties have been developed by the National Mango Breeding Program (NMBP). NMBP-1243 is a hybrid cross between Irwin and Kensington Pride (KP). Yield is medium to heavy and consistent year to year. The fruit has an average weight of 507 grams. It has a strong red/pink blush over a pale yellow background and similar flavour to KP. This is an early season variety maturing two to four weeks earlier than KP. Hot water dipping and vapour heat treatment cause little damage. NMBP-1243 is licensed and protected under Australian Plant Breeder's Rights legislation. |  |
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Description
| Parentage | Irwin? x Kensington Pride? |
| Fruit colour | Strong red/pink blush on a pale yellow background when ripe. |
| Average fruit weight | 319-799g, average of 507g. |
| Fruit shape | Ovate and deeper than wide, with a small sharp beak that flattens out at full maturity. The stem end is flat or slightly depressed. |
| Background skin colour | Pale yellow background with an intense pink/red blush that covers up to 80% of the skin when fully exposed to the sun. Only a weak blush when fruit is fully shaded. |
| Skin thickness | 0.81mm (medium). |
| Fruit flavour | Classical KP flavour. |
| Fruit firmness | Similar to KP when ripe. |
| Pulp | Light orange with a soft texture and very slight fibre. Depth of a cut cheek is 30mm. |
| Lenticels | Medium in size and density, with a light yellow colour. |
| Seed embryo | Monoembryonic. |
| Tree canopy | Medium vigour with open canopy. |
| Cropping | Mature grafted trees produce 20-90 kilograms per tree. |
| Harvest season | Early season in Darwin, Kununurra and Mareeba (2-4 weeks before KP). |
| Plant Breeder's Rights status | Granted by IP Australia on 26 June 2009. |
