Sweet Elena Mango (NSIC Mn 04): Fruit and Tree Characteristics
Sweet Elena mango is a Carabao mango variety, also sold or known as NSIC Mn 04. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 2002 as NSIC 2002 Mn 04. Nida Malabed bred it. Its record notes a yield of 100 to 120 kaing.
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 04, 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 100 to 120 kaing.
- Type: Carabao.
Key facts about Sweet Elena mango
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 2002 Mn 04 |
| Year approved | 2002 |
| Breeder or owner | Nida Malabed |
| Also known as | NSIC Mn 04 |
| Type | Carabao |
| Yield noted | 100 to 120 kaing |
| Tree height (m) | 15.3 |
| Tree growth habit | Spreading |
| Tree growth and vigor | Strong |
| Tree fruiting season | December April |
| Tree regularity of bearing | Annual |
| Fruit weight (g) | 357.33 |
| Fruit length (cm) | 13.7 |
| Fruit width (cm) | 7.43 |
| Fruit thickness (cm) | 6.32 |
| Fruit shape | Ellipsoid w/o Simus |
| Peel color | Orange |
| Peel texture | Smooth |
| Yield, per the seller | mother tree about 100 to 120 kaing a year |
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 Sweet Elena was about 100 years old and about 15.3 meters tall when it was registered. Its record notes a yield of 100 to 120 kaing. It bears every year, with fruit in December April. 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 Sweet Elena weighs about 357.33 grams, and its shape is ellipsoid w/o simus. The flesh is yellow orange and soft. Its sweetness measured 18.98 degrees Brix, the share of sugar in the juice. Most table fruit tastes sweet from about 12 Brix up. The edible part is 81.61 percent of the fruit. Its fruiting season is December April, bearing annual.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Harvest: Fruits December to April, bears every year.
- Yield: Mother tree about 100 to 120 kaing a year.
- Fruit: About 357 g, 13.7 cm, orange peel, soft yellow orange juicy flesh with little fiber, about 82 percent edible.
- Where: Zambales.
- Uses: Table.
- Mother tree about 100 years old.
Why farmers know it: the Zambales Carabao strain a 2003 DA study found sweetest. 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 Sweet Elena 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.
- Guimaras Super: 2004
- Fresco: 2000
- Talaban: 2000
- MMSU Gold: 1997
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