Irwin (mango)
{{Short description|Mango cultivar}}
{{Infobox cultivar
| name = Mangifera 'Irwin'
| image = Mango Irwin Asit fs8.jpg
| image_caption = Mature Irwin mangoes
| genus = Mangifera
| species = Mangifera indica
| cultivar = 'Irwin'
| origin = Florida, USA
}}
The 'Irwin' mango is a commercial mango cultivar which was developed in South Florida. This variety has a smooth bright red colored fruit with sweet aroma along with juicy pulp. TSS was measured above 20%.
History
The original Irwin tree was a seedling of the Lippens cultivar that was open-cross pollinated with Haden,{{cite web |url=http://fshs.org/Proceedings/Password%20Protected/2005%20v.%20118/118/192-197.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-05-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726070527/http://fshs.org/Proceedings/Password%20Protected/2005%20v.%20118/118/192-197.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-26 }} planted on the property of F.D. Irwin in Miami, Florida in 1939.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/Morton/Mango_arS.html#Varieties|title=Mango}} The tree first bore fruit in 1945 and was named and described in 1949.{{cite web |url=http://www.fshs.org/Proceedings/Password%20Protected/1954%20Vol.%2067/284-290%20%28LEDIN%29.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-04-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726070714/http://www.fshs.org/Proceedings/Password%20Protected/1954%20Vol.%2067/284-290%20%28LEDIN%29.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-26 }} The fruit gained commercial acceptance due to its good production, flavor, relative disease resistance, and attractive color. 'Irwin' has also been sold as a nursery stock tree for home growing in Florida.{{Cn|date=May 2021}}
Today, Irwin is grown on a commercial scale in a number of countries, including South Korea, (particularly on Jeju Island), Japan, Taiwan, and Australia, where it was introduced in the 1970s.{{Cite web |url=http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/horticulture/5374.html |title=Mango variety: Irwin |access-date=2010-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726192722/http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/horticulture/5374.html |archive-date=2008-07-26 |url-status=dead }}
The Irwin mango was first grown in Taiwan in 1962 by Cheng Han-chih (鄭罕池) in Douliuzai Village, Yujing District, Tainan, Taiwan. In 1973, the government designated Douliuzai Village as a mango special agricultural zone. By the 1970s the residents of Douliuzai Village were known for their wealth due to mango cultivation. Cheng Han-chih is considered to be the godfather of Taiwan's lucrative modern mango industry. Irwin mangos have been the most popular mango in the Taiwanese market for fifty years.{{cite web |last1=Cheung |first1=Han |title=Taiwan in Time: The godfather of Taiwan's mangoes |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2021/05/30/2003758277 |website=www.taipeitimes.com |date=30 May 2021 |publisher=Taipei Times |access-date=30 May 2021}}
Irwin trees are planted in the collections of the USDA's germplasm repository in Miami,http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1207222 USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. the University of Florida's Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, Florida,http://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/crane/pdfs/TREC-Fruit-Collections.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408024449/http://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/crane/pdfs/TREC-Fruit-Collections.pdf |date=2018-04-08 }} Page 3, #48 and the Miami-Dade Fruit and Spice Park,{{cite web|url=http://fruitandspicepark.org/friends/index.php?option%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D43%26Itemid%3D29 |title=Friends of the Fruit & Spice Park - Plant and Tree List 2008 |access-date=2010-11-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711112824/http://fruitandspicepark.org/friends/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=29 |archive-date=2010-07-11 }} also in Homestead.{{Cn|date=May 2021}}
Description
Irwin fruit is of ovate shape, with a rounded base and a pointed apex, lacking a beak. The smooth skin develops an eye-catching dark red blush at maturity. The flesh is yellow and has a mild but sweet flavor and a pleasant aroma.{{cite book |title= A Guide to Mangos in Florida|last=Campbell |first= Richard J.|year=1992 |publisher=Fairchild Tropical Garden |isbn=0-9632264-0-1 |page=81 }} It is fiberless and contains a monoembryonic seed. The fruit typically mature from June to July in Floridahttp://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg216 Table 1 and is often born in clusters.{{Cn|date=May 2021}}
The trees are moderately vigorous growers capable of exceeding 20 feet in height if left unpruned, developing open canopies.{{Cn|date=May 2021}}
References
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See also
{{Mangoes}}
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