Two old favourites, one new mango
Mallika joins Neelum and Dashehari in a family tree that breeders deliberately brought together.
Mallika — Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
Documented history
Mallika was released in 1971 from the cross Neelum × Dashehari. ICAR’s account places it among the achievements of Indian horticulture after Independence. An origin story can begin with a research orchard: flowers chosen, seedlings watched, and years of waiting to taste the result.
Its companion Amrapali uses the same two parents in the opposite direction. They are distinct varieties, not interchangeable names. In Mallika, the documented result was a large fruit with firm, fibreless flesh and an appealing flavour—a new mango built from the qualities of two established favourites.
The names it answers to
- Mallika
- The released cultivar name.
- Neelum × Dashehari
- Its recorded parentage; Amrapali reverses the order of the parents.