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Sweet Elena as the best carabao mango strain for
commercialization. It has an average fruit weight of
365-700 grams and sugar content of almost 19 percent
Brix.
These outstanding Carabao mangoes could be propagated or
multiplied for planting in different parts of the
country. Through grafting, any variety of mangoes could
be used as rootstock and scion coming from outstanding
varieties approved by NSIC. Always plant double
rootstock because they are more resistant to typhoon,
fast growing and early fruiting.
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| The owners -
Nida Malabed, Lorna Cabanes, Leopoldo
Cabanes - pose in front of the 108-year-old
mother tree with Bernie Dizon (left) holding
scion of Sweet Elena and Justice Romeo
Capulong (right) who topworked his mango
plants with Sweet Elena in Palayan City,
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The claim of several business enterprises and research
institutions that grafted Sweet Elena (Mangifera Indica)
seedlings are available from them. Is not true,
according to pomologist Bernie Dizon. Dizon operates a
botanic fruit garden at the Ninoy Wildlife parks,
Diliman, Quezon City, where he is topworking some 1,000
Sweet Elena seedlings with other superior strains for
pest-and-disease-free seedlings with superior fruiting
quality.
Sweet Elena owner Nida Malabed, said she had designated
only Bernie Dizon as the exclusive propagator and
distributor in Metro Manila of grafted Sweet Elena
seedlings aside from the family nursery in Sabang, Sta.
Cruz, Zambales.
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