Growing mango
Mangifera indica · also called aamMango is a large evergreen fruit tree of the warm plains and coasts, raised from grafted plants. It needs frost-free winters and dry weather at flowering, so it does not suit the Kashmir valley or Ladakh.
North-east hills and valleys: Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Darjeeling
At a glance
Mango in the North-east hills and valleys
Summer: picked from June to August6
Fruit is ready about 100 to 150 days after flowering, by variety. A grafted tree starts bearing in its third to fifth year and goes on for decades.
No published guide covers this for the North-east hills and valleys, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.June to August, in the monsoon6
Part of this comes from the sources cited. The rest is an AI suggestion.
Across India
When to sow it
Twelve growing regions, January to December. Your region comes first.
Wait until June
The next sowing here is June to August, in the monsoon.
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| Region | Sow | Nursery | Transplant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North-east hills and valleys | June to August, in the monsoon | June to August | ||
| Temperate Himalaya | Not suited here | |||
| Cold desert | Not suited here | |||
| Sub-tropical foothills | September to early OctoberFebruary to April | MayLate JuneFirst half of JulySecond half of JulyFirst half of August | ||
| North-west plains | August to SeptemberFebruary to March | First week of JulySecond week of JulyEnd of July | ||
| Gangetic plains | July to AugustFebruary to March | Late May to August | ||
| Arid west | July to AugustFebruary to March | May to July | ||
| Central plateau | July to AugustFebruary to March | May to July | ||
| Deccan plateau | July to AugustFebruary to March | April to June | ||
| South interior | July to December | March to June | ||
| West coast | July to AugustFebruary to March | March to May | ||
| East coast | July to December | March to June | ||
From seed to harvest
One season, day by day
Days from sowing
Before sowing
Before bearing, up to the third year
FYM
10 to 15 kg per plant a year
Bearing trees
FYM
20 to 25 kg per plant a year
Old, declining trees
FYM
50 to 60 kg per plant a year
Day 0
Sow
Day 100 to 150
Last picking
No published guide covers this for the North-east hills and valleys, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Before sowing
FYM
10 to 15 kg per plant a year · Before bearing, up to the third year
FYM
20 to 25 kg per plant a year · Bearing trees
FYM6
50 to 60 kg per plant a year · Old, declining trees
Day 0
Sow
Day 100 to 150
Last pickingNo published guide covers this for the North-east hills and valleys, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Water every 10 to 15 days, more at fruit set and fruit development.No published guide covers this for the North-east hills and valleys, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
What it needs
Soil, sun and warmth
Soil pH1
5.5 to 7.5
Grows on many soils, and grows well on rich, deep alluvial soil.
SunlightNo published guide covers this for the North-east hills and valleys, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Full sun. Mango is a large tree that fruits on the outside of a sunny, open canopy.
Temperature1,3
Grows best at 24 to 27 °C
Frost: none tolerated.
Monthly temperatures for the North-east hills and valleys aren't in the library yet.
Water and feeding
WateringNo published guide covers this for the North-east hills and valleys, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Rain is heavy from May to September, so water young trees mainly in the dry months from November to April, every 10 to 15 days in a dry spell. Hold water back from bearing trees for a few weeks before flowering, then water through fruit set if it stays dry. Drain the orchard well in the monsoon.
Weeding6Part of this comes from the sources cited. The rest is an AI suggestion.
Weeds grow fast in the wet season. Keep the tree basins clean by hand weeding and light hoeing, and mulch them with straw or dry leaves. Short vegetables or legumes can be grown between young trees.
| When | What | How much | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before bearing, up to the third year | FYM | 10 to 15 kg per plant a year | |
| Bearing trees | FYM | 20 to 25 kg per plant a year | |
| Old, declining trees | FYM | 50 to 60 kg per plant a year |
Varieties and yield
40 to 80 kg a tree
Yields vary with the plot, the seed and the season.
Amrapali
Dwarf and regular bearing; suits high-density planting. Ripens after Dashehari.
Dashehari
Regular bearer, sweet fibreless fruit; ripens mid season, June to July.
Langra
Vigorous, heavy-yielding mid-season variety; bears in alternate years and needs wide spacing.
Malda
Heavy bearer with medium light green fruit; ripens May to July.
Fazli
Late variety with large fruit that stays light green when ripe.
Kishan Bhog
Mid-season heavy bearer with yellow fruit that keeps well.
Mallika
Semi-vigorous, tends to bear regularly; matures after Dashehari and keeps well.
Good neighbours1
Grows well with
Organic and cultural controls only.
Fruit fly
Signs
Maggots in ripening fruit, which rots and drops.
What to do
- Hang methyl eugenol traps, 20 per hectare, when the trees are fruiting
- Collect and destroy fallen fruit
Pulp weevil
Signs
Grubs tunnel through the flesh to the stone.
What to do
- Clean cultivation and light hoeing round the trees
- Smear lime on the base of the trunk
Mango hopper
Signs
Nymphs and adults suck sap from tender shoots and flowers, which dry and drop. Their honeydew grows black sooty mould. Numbers build up in February to April and June to August.
What to do
- Prune in December and keep the orchard clean
- Prune crowded, overlapping branches after the rains so the canopy stays open
- Remove weeds and other host plants such as hibiscus and guava nearby
- Protect natural enemies such as lacewings and egg parasitoids
Prevention
- Avoid dense planting
- Do not overdo nitrogen
Stem borer
Signs
Grubs tunnel under the bark into the trunk; frass comes out of the holes, leaves yellow and shoots dry. Bad attacks kill the tree.
What to do
- Pull the grubs out of the holes with a hooked wire
- Cut out and destroy dead and badly attacked branches
- Scrape loose bark so the beetles cannot lay eggs under it
Prevention
- Avoid wounding the trunk base while pruning
- Remove other host trees such as moringa and silk cotton near the orchard
Mango malformation
Signs
Panicles become thick, crowded and bunched, with few fruit.
What to do
- Remove the malformed panicles
Powdery mildew
Signs
White powder on flowers, panicle stalks, young leaves and fruit; flowers fail to open, blacken and drop. Cool nights and mist at flowering favour it.
What to do
- Prune so sunlight and air get into the canopy
Prevention
- Feed in balance
- Varieties such as Neelum, Zardalu and Bangalora resist it
Anthracnose
Signs
Brown to black spots on leaves, panicles and twigs; flowers die before setting fruit, and ripe fruit gets sunken dark spots. Rain and humidity at flowering favour it.
What to do
- Prune every year and clear fallen plant debris
Prevention
- Wide spacing, and intercrops that do not host the disease
Pink disease
Signs
A pinkish crust on branches in wet weather; affected branches die back.
Seed and the season's end
Saving seed1
Mango is grown from grafted plants, because seedlings vary. Stones are saved only to raise rootstocks: take them from ripe fruit of seedling trees.
Mango stones lose viability quickly, so do not store them: sow soon after taking them out of the fruit, and keep only stones that sink in water.
After the last pickingNo published guide covers this for the North-east hills and valleys, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Mango is a perennial, so nothing is cleared after harvest. Collect and destroy fallen fruit, plough the orchard after harvest and take out dead and diseased wood.
Collect fallen and damaged fruit and destroy it, which cuts fruit fly. Compost healthy leaves and prunings; burn diseased twigs rather than leaving them in the orchard.
Rotation
When an old orchard is removed, grow a few seasons of legumes, green manure or vegetables before planting fruit trees again.
Sources
Where this comes from
Our team has checked this guide against the sources at the end of the page.Reviewed by our team on 13 November 2026.
These published guides are the sources. Where none of them covers a detail for this region, the page shows an AI suggestion and labels it.
- IPM package of practices for mango (for producing quality fruits for export)Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage, Government of India (reviewed by ICAR-CISH Lucknow)Read the source
- Mango (horticulture: fruits)TNAU Agritech Portal, Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityRead the source
- Package of practices for horticultural crops of Assam 2021 (mango)Assam Agricultural University (copy hosted by KVK Chirang)Read the source
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