Arka Aruna
Arka Aruna tells a Bengaluru breeding story through two familiar parents.
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This record preserves a local name and its context. A complete tasting guide and cultivar photograph have not yet been added.
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Names, history & sources
Recorded names
A shared name does not by itself establish an identical cultivar. Place, language and source matter.
- Arka Aruna
India
IIHR’s released cultivar name.
- அர்கா அருணா
Tamil · Tamil Nadu, India
Tamil spelling recorded in TNAU’s mango cultivation guide.
A big fruit on a smaller tree
Documented history: consult the claims and qualifications in the cited sources.
Arka Aruna came from Banganapalli × Alphonso at the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research. Its compact tree and generous fruit made it an attractive possibility for gardens and closer planting.
The breeding record gives this mango a traceable family. It also reminds us that the people creating mango heritage include researchers who wait through many seasons to see what one carefully chosen cross will become.
Read the full storyPlaces in this record
Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin.
- India
Catalogue association
NHB identifies Arka Aruna as an Indian hybrid of Banganapalli and Alphonso and lists it among promising southern cultivars.
- ICAR–IIHR, Bengaluru, Karnataka
A place in the story
Setting of “A big fruit on a smaller tree”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications.
Harvest calendars by growing place. These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season.