Last Updated on 16/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
Although Muzaffarpur in Bihar is known for the production of Shahi litchi, the farmers here also keep doing new experiments in farming. Now a farmer from Muzaffarpur has developed a variety of mangoes that gives the taste of many mangoes together, one mango of which weighs about one kilo. The farmer has named this variety after his father’s name ‘Nagendra Bhog’.
Nagendra Bhog mango can be planted in less space and it starts bearing fruits in just two to two and a half years. The weight of one mango is from 800 grams to one kilo. Nagendra Bhog mango prepared by a farmer of Muzaffarpur is making headlines among the farmers around. Nagendra Bhog mango is going to create a stir in Muzaffarpur. This is a mango that gives the taste of many mangoes together. Its taste is both sour and sweet. Also, its weight is up to one kilo. Its length is equal to the palm of a hand. You cannot eat one mango of this whole at once. Bhushan Singh, a farmer of Rahua in Muzaffarpur city, has prepared it by combining many mango trees.
Bhushan Singh, who runs his own nursery, said that he has prepared this mango by cross breeding four mangoes and its demand is coming from the country as well as abroad. Bhushan Singh said that this mango will be sold in the market for Rs 60 to Rs 100 per kg. There are many such customers and farmers from abroad who are ready to pay any amount for Nagendra Bhog mango.
Nagendra Bhog is overshadowing Alphonso mango. Its seed is thin. It is a late variety mango. When the mango season in the market starts ending, then this mango ripens and is ready to go to the market. This mango has a lot of pulp inside it. It weighs one kilo. It is very light to eat, that is why people are liking it more and more. This mango is perfect for juice, it has a lot of pulp and taste.
Bhushan Singh said that farmers will benefit more from this mango, because this mango will be sold for 60 to 100 rupees. Currently, it is being sold for 200 rupees per kg. This mango will bear fruit even in small plants in less space and will bear fruit every year. For this reason, it is a profitable deal for farmers as well. The price of a mango tree is three hundred rupees and there is no special cost in preparing it. Secondly, this variety has been completely set in the climate here, so in the coming time it will be very beneficial for the farmers planting mango orchards.
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