Bhagalpuri Zardalu or Jardalu is early or mid season variety of mango. It is one of the most sought after mango variety from Bhagalpur and adjoining areas of Banka and Munger districts of Bihar. Its fruits are creamy yellow in colour having exceptional fruit quality and an enticing aroma.
It is fairly heavy bearing in nature and derives its name from Jardalu (apricot), a dry fruit owing to similarity of shape and quality.
The trees are moderately vigorous, spreading, top round, trunk slender and thicker shoots. The leaves of Zardalu plant are spreading with deep chrysolite green colour.
The fruits are medium, oblong, shoulders unequal, beak distinct to prominent with broad pointed apex. The fruit skin is thin and golden yellow in colour and with small, moderately distinct dots.
Flesh of the fruit is firm to soft, sparingly fibrous and capucine yellow in colour. The flavour of the fruit is very pleasant to delightfully sweet and moderately abundant juice. The stone is medium in size, oblongand covered all over with dense short and soft fibers.
Zardalu mango plants are propagated by veneer grafting. In this method the scion or bud stick are detached completely from the mother plant at the time of grafting.
Zardalu mangoes are harvested when fruits attain its full size and shoulders of fruit raises above the point of attachment. The peel colour of mature fruit changes from dark green to light green.
Zardalu Mango belongs to Mangifera Indica L species. Biological Classification of this Mango species is as given below:
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Rosidae
Order : Sapindales
Family : Anacardiaceae
Genus : Mangifera
Species : Indica L
Zardalu or Jardalu as it is also known as, has a rich heritage. The first Zardalu mango sapling was planted in Bhagalpur region by the then Maharaja Rahmat Ali Khan Bahadur of Haveli Kharagpur sometime between 1810 – 1820. Local growers say that this first tree called as the mother tree has been preserved for over two centuries in Tagepur village.
It is a rich source of Vitamin A, B6 and C, potassium, magnesium and copper and packed with antioxidants. This mango has more fibre and less sugar content.
GI Tag Registration Date : 28 March 2018
GI Tag Number : 551
Certificate Number : 311
Geographical Area : Bihar
Special Cover Release Date : 03 September 2021
Cancellation : Bhagalpur 812 001
Type : GI Tag Cover
Cover Identification Number : BH-10 / September 2021
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