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Table 4 Major mango producing states in India (Productivity)
S. No.
States
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17 (Provisional)
1
Uttar Pradesh
17
17
17
2
Punjab
17
17
17
3
Rajasthan
14
16
17
4
Madhya Pradesh
15
13
12
5
Haryana
10
10
12
6
Assam
10
10
10
7
Bihar
9
10
10
8
Andhra Pradesh
9
9
10
9
Karnataka
9
10
10
10
Telangana
9
9
9
11
West Bengal
8
7
9
12
Jharkhand
10
8
8
13
Gujarat
8
8
8
14
Tamil Nadu
6
8
7
15
Nagaland
7
7
7
16
Chhattisgarh
6
6
6
17
Kerala
6
5
6
18
Tripura
6
5
5
19
Mizoram
5
5
5
20
Uttarakhand
4
4
4
21
Odisha
4
4
4
22
Maharashtra
5
3
3
23
Jammu & Kashmir
2
2
2
24
Himachal Pradesh
1
1
1
25
Arunachal Pradesh
1
1
Others
3
4
Total
9
8
9
Source Horticultural Statistics at a Glance, 2017, p. 242
Note Productivity in MT/ha
the two is that while it takes 5 years to yield in the sapling obtained through soft
wood grafting method, it takes around 4 years to get yield through approach grafting
method.
It is evident from Table 5 that all the districts experienced a reduction in the
mango yield with a relatively steeper decline in Gir Somnath and Junagadh districts
compared to other districts.