Prima Mango (NSIC Mn 09): Fruit and Tree Characteristics
Prima is a registered mango variety, also sold or known as NSIC Mn 09. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 2005 as NSIC 2005 Mn 09. Prima Franco bred it. Its record notes a yield of 1,000 kg.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for NSIC Mn 09, this is the same mango. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our mango variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation for fruit trees.
- Yield: a recorded yield of 1,000 kg.
Key facts about Prima mango
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 2005 Mn 09 |
| Year approved | 2005 |
| Breeder or owner | Prima Franco |
| Also known as | NSIC Mn 09 |
| Yield noted | 1,000 kg |
| Tree height (m) | 25 |
| Tree growth habit | Upright |
| Tree growth and vigor | Strong |
| Tree fruiting season | April June |
| Tree regularity of bearing | Annual |
| Fruit weight (g) | 736 |
| Fruit length (cm) | 13 |
| Fruit width (cm) | 11.04 |
| Fruit thickness (cm) | 9.8 |
| Fruit shape | Round |
| Peel color | Yellow Orange |
| Peel texture | Smooth |
| Yield, per the seller | mother tree about 1,000 kg |
When does it bear, and how much?
A registered tree variety is described from its mother tree, not from trial plots. The mother tree of Prima was about 50 years old and about 25 meters tall when it was registered. Its record notes a yield of 1,000 kg. It bears every year, with fruit in April June. A grafted or marcotted tree bears years sooner than one grown from seed, and its yield climbs as the tree grows.
anee.io keeps the records of each block of trees, from fertilizer to harvest, with the growth stages and weather beside them.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit mango fields most often: anthracnose, Mango cecid fly (kurikong), Mango leafhopper, Mango pulp weevil, Oriental fruit fly. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What the fruit is like
A fruit of Prima weighs about 736 grams, and its shape is round. The flesh is yellow orange and smooth. Its sweetness measured 13 degrees Brix, the share of sugar in the juice. Most table fruit tastes sweet from about 12 Brix up. The edible part is 76 percent of the fruit. Its fruiting season is April June, bearing annual.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Harvest: Fruits April to June, annual bearer.
- Yield: Mother tree about 1,000 kg.
- Fruit: Round, about 736 g, yellow orange peel and very juicy flesh, about 13 Brix.
- Where: Ilocos Sur.
- Uses: Table.
Why farmers know it: a large, round Ilocos Sur mango (about 736 g), not of the Carabao type. Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant Prima mango
The Carabao mango is the one the market wants, and the registered strains are its best trees, picked for size, sweetness and steady bearing. Buy grafted seedlings from a BPI accredited nursery so you get the strain you paid for. A registered tree variety is a selection from one proven mother tree, and only grafted, budded or marcotted plants carry its traits. A seedling grown from its seed can turn out quite different. So buy from a nursery accredited by the Bureau of Plant Industry, and ask which mother tree the scions came from. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Pagtatanim ng puno.
Before you buy planting material
- Buy grafted or budded plants from an accredited nursery, with the variety name on the tag.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Plant a few trees first if the variety is new to your area, before you fill the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeMango varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the mango varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- Corcino: 2005
- BPI Golden Pico: 2017
- Mangoming Mango: 2018
- Guimaras Super: 2004
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