11/01/2023 10:22 PM | Click to read full article
By local standards, this mango is simply big – the biggest ones are said to weigh almost 2 kg. Once ripe, its succulent flesh is said to be quite delicious, but the mango remains a sweet puzzle for researchers. Mr Vijayan planted a sapling on the Secretariat campus, inaugurating a project to popularise the variety which has been christened ‘Agaam’. More saplings will soon be planted at Cliff House and the campuses of the University of Kerala at Kariavattom and Palayam.