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Khan said that their work will always remain alive in the beauty of these mango varieties that will continue to live even after they die
The `Mango Man` stated that politicians rarely share similarities unless they are siblings or belong to the same party, but something of this sort has happened in his nursery
Malihabad: Kaleemullah Khan`s Nursery in Lucknow`s Malihabad has introduced new mango varieties named after several frontline workers including doctors and policemen, who lost their lives in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Padma Shri awardee Haji Kalimullah Khan, popularly known as the `Mango Man`, told ANI, I came to know that so many doctors died due to COVID and I thought that they should continue to live, so I decided to name a variety of mangoes after them. Similarly, many policemen too died of the infection while on national duty, so I named a variety after them as well.
Malihabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 24 (ANI): Amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kaleem's Nursery in Lucknow's Malihabad has introduced new mango varieties named after several frontline workers including doctors and policemen, who lost their lives to the virus. The Nursery belongs to Padma Shri awardee Haji Kalimullah Khan, popularly known as the 'Mango Man'.
India’s ‘Mango Man’ Creates Mango Tree That Produces 300 Different Varieties
Haji Kalimullah Khan, aka Mango Man, is a world renowned horticulturist and fruit breeder known for his accomplishments in breeding mangoes, and especially for his crowning achievement, a mango tree that produces 300 different varieties.
When Haji Kalimullah Khan dropped out of school at the age of 15 to make growing and breeding mangoes his life’s work, his family, like most farmers in Malihabad, Northern India, was growing only two varieties of the delicious tropical fruit. But one day, after seeing a rose plant that produced flowers of different colors in a friend’s flower garden, Khan learned about plant crossbreeding, and started wondering if the same principles didn’t apply to fruit trees. This was the beginning of a career that would eventually see him crowned as one of the world’s leading horticulturists and fruit breeders, and earn him the affectionate nickname “Mango Man”.
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