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

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# The Konkan’s new branch of the family

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

Ratna — Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Maharashtra

Documented history

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.

## The names it answers to

**Ratna**

The released hybrid name.

**Neelum × Alphonso**

Recorded parentage; Ratna later became a parent of Sindhu.

## Where the story comes from

- [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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