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Description: Ratna gave Neelum and Alphonso another future—and later became a parent itself.

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# Ratna

Ratna gave Neelum and Alphonso another future—and later became a parent itself.

## About this name

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.

**Ratna**

India

The released hybrid name.

- [NHB: Mango cultivation and varieties](https://www.nhb.gov.in/report_files/mango/MANGO.htm)

- [NHB: Approaches for Sustainable Development of Horticulture](https://nhb.gov.in/pdf/StudyReport3.pdf)

- [APEDA: Mango report, breeding institutions and cultivar parentage](https://agriexchange.apeda.gov.in/Weekly_eReport/Mango_Report_Final.pdf)

- [National Horticulture Board: Mango cultivar and hybrid descriptions](https://www.nhb.gov.in/pdf/fruits/mango/man013.pdf)

## The Konkan’s new branch of the family

Documented history: consult the claims and qualifications in the cited sources.

Ratna was developed from Neelum × Alphonso and released in 1981 by Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth. Its history belongs to the long work of improving fruit for the people who grow and eat it.

It then entered another cross with Alphonso to produce Sindhu. Reading these names together reveals a family story across generations, with each new selection carrying something of an older favourite.

[Read the full story](https://mangoranking.com/stories/regional-india-ratna.md)

- [APEDA: Mango report, breeding institutions and cultivar parentage](https://agriexchange.apeda.gov.in/Weekly_eReport/Mango_Report_Final.pdf)

- [National Horticulture Board: Mango cultivar and hybrid descriptions](https://www.nhb.gov.in/pdf/fruits/mango/man013.pdf)

## Places in this record

Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin.

- **India**

  Catalogue association

  NHB identifies Ratna as an Indian hybrid of Neelum and Alphonso and lists it among promising western cultivars.

  - [NHB: Mango cultivation and varieties](https://www.nhb.gov.in/report_files/mango/MANGO.htm)

  - [NHB: Approaches for Sustainable Development of Horticulture](https://nhb.gov.in/pdf/StudyReport3.pdf)

- **Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Maharashtra**

  A place in the story

  Setting of “The Konkan’s new branch of the family”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications.

  - [APEDA: Mango report, breeding institutions and cultivar parentage](https://agriexchange.apeda.gov.in/Weekly_eReport/Mango_Report_Final.pdf)

  - [National Horticulture Board: Mango cultivar and hybrid descriptions](https://www.nhb.gov.in/pdf/fruits/mango/man013.pdf)

[Harvest calendars by growing place](https://mangoranking.com/seasons.md). These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season.

## Sources

- [NHB: Mango cultivation and varieties](https://www.nhb.gov.in/report_files/mango/MANGO.htm)

- [NHB: Approaches for Sustainable Development of Horticulture](https://nhb.gov.in/pdf/StudyReport3.pdf)

- [APEDA: Mango report, breeding institutions and cultivar parentage](https://agriexchange.apeda.gov.in/Weekly_eReport/Mango_Report_Final.pdf)

- [National Horticulture Board: Mango cultivar and hybrid descriptions](https://www.nhb.gov.in/pdf/fruits/mango/man013.pdf)

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