The fruits are medium to large, nearly round in shape and have a rich yellow/orange to red colour when ripe. Average length measures 9.7 cm by 11 cm in width, and the weight is 280-580 g (mean: 397 g). Normally, if not diseased,the skin is smooth and thin, and the juicy yellow flesh is of excellent flavour and of melting texture virtually free from fibre. This is not a polyembryonic cultivar and trees propagated by seed are very heterogeneous in fruit shape,colour and quality (Griesbach, 2003). The beak is blunt and rounded at times. It is susceptible to anthracnose, powdery mildew, gall fly and fruit fly. The colour is sometimes masked by rust unless it is sprayed at the initial stages.Variety Apple mango is highly marketable both locally and externally.

Pests and Diseases   Mango fruit fly Mealybugs Mango aphid Powdery mildew   Anthracnose	Mango survey Mbeere   Kilifi   Makueni Mango varieties in Embu and Makueni by District	Challenges Cultural practices Postharvest treatment Chemical control Challenges to Mango planting	Improvement Mango planting Mango Improvement Strategy
	By: Phanuel Oballa and Rachel Kariuki                                                                                            © 2019 KEFRI/KALRO Mango Research