The hills raise mangoes the fastest: Says study; findings likely to aid better harvest planning
The common perception about mangoes is that they mature early in the country's north-western districts. The Himalayan slope in the north sees more acute winters and summers than any other district, and this has fuelled the idea. But a recent study proved a different theory. The study found that the country's hilly terrain, which is closest to the sea, where there is less difference in temperature, ripens mangoes faster. After the hills, the fastest rates of maturity were measured in Khulna, Rajshahi and Rangpur regions. The study also shows that any variety of mango in the country's northern part takes at least three weeks more to mature when compared to the hilly regions' rate. The study was published in the MDPI Sustainability journal of Switzerland on October 19. It was jointly authored by Md Moniruzzaman and Khan Rubayet Rahaman of Saint Mary's University in Canada, Md Sorof Uddin of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Md Abdullah Elias Akhter of Khulna