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# A late harvest becomes a breeding parent

Ashwina connects an older variety with a modern hybrid.

Ashwina — Bangladesh

Documented history

Bangladesh’s guidance lists Ashwina among late-season mangoes. The university’s BARI Mango-4 record names local Ashina as the female parent in that hybrid, crossed with Florida M-3896. The sources document its breeding role, rather than a verified etymology.

## The names it answers to

**Ashwina**

Name documented in the cited Bangladeshi variety records.

**Ashina**

Spelling used for the local parent in the BARI Mango-4 record.

## Where the story comes from

- [Bangladesh Department of Agricultural Extension, mango production and varieties](https://objectstorage.ap-dcc-gazipur-1.oraclecloud15.com/n/axvjbnqprylg/b/V2Ministry/o/office-dae/2024/12/e44cd9d0dde24641834a0085ca21768e.pdf)

- [BSMRAU Digital Herbarium: BARI Mango-4 breeding record](https://dhcrop.bsmrau.net/2017/05/04/page/3/)

- [Ahmad et al., Ashwina/Ashina storage study (1988), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council record in AGRIS](https://agris.fao.org/search/en/providers/122479/records/6471ca0d77fd37171a6f5511)

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