Heatwave, unseasonal rain and extreme weather conditions are affecting the cultivation of mango, known as the King of Fruits , in India, the world’s largest producer of the fruit.
NEW DELHI: Mango season is eagerly awaited in India, where no other fruit can sweeten the long summer days and replenish the soul. But not this year after unprecedented heat waves devastated the crops. The fruit features in Indian poetry, and is also a tool of diplomacy, a symbol of status, and the object of gustatory passion. Mango season lasts about 100 days, traditionally