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May 29, 2008 By Admin
Mango Lover has Grown 300 Varieties of Mangoes on a Single Tree
Kallimullah Khan who love mangoes living in a small town of Malihabad 
by the name of the town. Some of the rarest varieties of mangoes, which have become extinct, are still growing on a 'miracle mango tree'.
Kallimullah Khan, who hails from Malihabad wants to save these and many more varieties of mangoes for the posterity. The original tree is nearly 80 years old. Khan has grafted and grown new varieties of mangoes on it.
Relentlessly working in his nursery, Khan's passion for the fruit goes back to his childhood when he began experimenting with mango saplings. Driven by zeal to preserve vanishing variety of mangoes, Khan started his conservation effort by grafting seven to eight varieties of mango stems. The sight and smell of different varieties of `King of fruits' on a single tree is attracting many visitors to the mango grove.
Malihabad is located in the mango belt in Uttar Pradesh where 90 per cent people are engaged in the profession of growing mangoes. Mangoes from Malihabad are exported to various
parts of the country and abroad. The cost of the most famous variety of mangoes 'Dussehri' reaches Rs 200 rupees per quintal in the season.
About 1,000 varieties of mangoes are grown inIndia Bihar , Orissa , Assam Maharashtra , Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are major mango-growing states in India India
It exports about 30,000 tonnes of mangoes every year to nearly 40 countries includingBritain Kuwait Saudi Arabia Canada Untied States India
by the name of the town. Some of the rarest varieties of mangoes, which have become extinct, are still growing on a 'miracle mango tree'.Kallimullah Khan, who hails from Malihabad wants to save these and many more varieties of mangoes for the posterity. The original tree is nearly 80 years old. Khan has grafted and grown new varieties of mangoes on it.
Relentlessly working in his nursery, Khan's passion for the fruit goes back to his childhood when he began experimenting with mango saplings. Driven by zeal to preserve vanishing variety of mangoes, Khan started his conservation effort by grafting seven to eight varieties of mango stems. The sight and smell of different varieties of `King of fruits' on a single tree is attracting many visitors to the mango grove.
Malihabad is located in the mango belt in Uttar Pradesh where 90 per cent people are engaged in the profession of growing mangoes. Mangoes from Malihabad are exported to various
parts of the country and abroad. The cost of the most famous variety of mangoes 'Dussehri' reaches Rs 200 rupees per quintal in the season. About 1,000 varieties of mangoes are grown in
It exports about 30,000 tonnes of mangoes every year to nearly 40 countries including
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