Mangosteen

Mangosteen 

Soil and climate               

• humid tropical lowlands, RH 80–100

percent

• deep soil, permeable soils with high

moisture and organic matter

• Need dry seasons

• Temperatures below 5°C and above

38°C can be lethal

Propagation

• Choose large-
sized seed and early

ripening fruits, to avoid selecting for

an inherited late-fruiting

• Soak seed for 24 hrs in water then

cultivate

• Transplant at 2-leaf stage

• Grafting, air layering, budding,

cutting, inarching and saddle

grafting are other methods of

cultivation

Planting                    

• Tree spacing: 8–10 x 8–10 m

• holes measuring 1 x 1 x 1 m deep

• Fill holes with compost, well

decayed manure and topsoil

• Training and pruning

Fertilizer

•  Limited information available

Irrigation

• Limited information available

Weed management

• Mix cropping

• Use cover crops and intercropping

• Use mulch

Harvesting

• Hand harvest is preferred

• Yields of between 200 and 2000

fruits per tree, or 4–8 t/ha

• Fruit on 5–8 year after transplanting

Food value

• Rich in carbohydrate. The fruit rind

contains tannin and dye