This thread aims to keep a record of the Mango Tree data that all of us including Citizen Scientists have been posting. WhatsApp messages often go unseen and then tracing back the data becomes a tough task. You can upload them at Enketo Express for KoboToolbox.
All are encouraged to share photos of mango trees alongwith their exact location (coordinates), date and time of the photo, name of the data collector and an important parameter(s); whether the mango trees are fruiting/flowering/new-leaves are sprouting.
These are important in order to map the trees according to their coordinates so that in future, when one passes through that tree, they can take another snap and compare the earlier status of the tree with the current one. For example, Mango trees have started to flower in Kerala, Tamil Nadu; both being states down south and at the same time, if we see the mango trees in Ranchi, Mumbai both of which lie in mid-India, Mango Trees have not started to flower although new leaves are sprouting.
The idea of this study is to find out the reason(s) behind this very phenomena of difference in flowering of Mango Trees. There are many variables such as difference in i) daylength/daytime ii) temperature iii) weather conditions and much more that can give rise to this behaviour.
These changes are thought to be influenced by epigenetics. Epigenetics is the study of heritable observable (phenotypic) characteristics without actually changing the genomic/DNA sequence. Epigenetic behaviours can be influenced by the environment as well. An unlikely close example would be that of colour change (colourless to coloured) in Moina under the influence of low-oxygen conditions or hypoxia.
Mango Mapping-2020
Above is the link (available for edit) of a Google Map wherein we can add the exact location of the trees at different locations (all over India) alongwith photos and also by giving a description of the current situation of the tree.
An introduction session (to be decided) will be conducted wherein a short tutorial will be given on how to use this mapping tool in order to map the tree.
Everyone please post the photos of Mango Trees! Let us create a lively and interactive thread of which we shall be taking help in the near future (when comparing the current photos of Mango Trees with the future ones that would be fruiting/flowering).
Mango Tree #4not flowering in Navi Mumbai.
New leaves are seen to be sprouting. Date and Time: 16th Oct, 5.18pm Place: Nerul, Navi Mumbai Coordinates: * 19.03197° N, 73.01183° E Data Collector: Drishtant MK.
Mango Tree #5not flowering in Navi Mumbai.
New leaves are seen to be sprouting. Date and Time: 16th Oct, 5.20pm Place: Nerul, Navi Mumbai Coordinates: 19.03037° N, 73.01305° E Data Collector: Drishtant MK.
Mango Tree #6not flowering in Navi Mumbai.
New leaves are seen to be sprouting. Date and Time: 16th Oct, 5.22pm Place: Nerul, Navi Mumbai Coordinates: * 19.02945° N, 73.0141° E Data Collector: Drishtant MK.
Mango Tree #7not flowering.
New leaves are seen to be sprouting. Date and Time: 23rd Oct 2020, 12.23pm Place: Nerul, Navi Mumbai Coordinates: 19.03439° N, 73.01219° E Data Collector: Drishtant MK.
Mango Tree #8not flowering.
New leaves are seen to be sprouting.
Is this tree old enough to flower/fruit? Date and Time: 23rd Oct 2020, 12.24pm Place: Nerul, Navi Mumbai Coordinates: 19.03456° N, 73.0122° E Data Collector: Drishtant MK.
Mango Tree #9not flowering. Date and Time: 23rd Oct 2020, 12.35pm Place: Nerul, Navi Mumbai Coordinates: 19.0359° N, 73.01008° E Data Collector: Drishtant MK.
Mango Tree #10not flowering. Date and Time: 24th Oct 2020, 1.18pm Place: Nerul, Navi Mumbai Coordinates: 19.03086° N, 73.01267° E Data Collector: Drishtant MK
Mango Tree #11 is FLOWERING!
This is the first mango tree that is flowering out of 10 other trees surveyed in my locality, Nerul. Date and Time: 24th Oct 2020, 1.17pm Place: Nerul, Navi Mumbai Coordinates: 19.03093° N, 73.01268° E Data Collector: Drishtant MK.
Summary of Mango Flowering Studies in Nerul, Navi Mumbai
Trees Surveyed: 11 Flowering Trees: 1 Percentage of flowering: 9% New leaves sprouting: 5 trees out of 9 were sprouting new leaves on their branches.
Place: Nerul, Navi Mumbai
The above photos alongwith their description have been mapped through Google Maps. Map
Please have a look.
MFBoTK 1
Mango Tree Not Flowering. 10.419266N 76.120579E Place : Bottukadavu - Thrissur Kerala. District : Thrissur State : Kerala Data Collector : Aswathy suresh S N College.
MFBoTK 2
Mango Tree Not Flowering. 10.419266N 76.120579E Place : Bottukadavu - Thrissur Kerala. District : Thrissur State : Kerala Data Collector : Aswathy suresh S N College.
MFBoTK 3
Mango Tree Not Flowering. 10.419266N 76.120579E Place : Bottukadavu - Thrissur Kerala. District : Thrissur State : Kerala Data Collector : Aswathy suresh S N College.
MFBoTK 4
Mango Tree Not Flowering. 10.419266N 76.120579E Place : Bottukadavu - Thrissur Kerala. District : Thrissur State : Kerala Data Collector : Aswathy suresh S N College.
MFBoTK 5
Mango Tree Not Flowering.
Sprouting leafs are shows 10.419266N 76.120579E Place : Bottukadavu - Thrissur Kerala. District : Thrissur State : Kerala Data Collector : Aswathy suresh S N College.
MFBoTK 6
Mango Tree Not Flowering.
Shows Sprouting leafs. 10.419266N 76.120579E Place : Bottukadavu - Thrissur Kerala. District : Thrissur State : Kerala Data Collector : Aswathy suresh S N College.
MFBoTK 7
Mango Tree Not Flowering. 10.419266N 76.120579E Place : Bottukadavu - Thrissur Kerala. District : Thrissur State : Kerala Data Collector : Aswathy suresh S N College.
MFBoTK 8
Mango Tree Started to Flowering. 10.419266N 76.120579E Place : Bottukadavu - Thrissur Kerala. District : Thrissur State : Kerala Data Collector : Aswathy suresh S N College.
MFBoTK 9
Mango Tree Started to Flowering. 10.419266N 76.120579E Place : Bottukadavu - Thrissur Kerala. District : Thrissur State : Kerala Data Collector : Aswathy suresh S N College.
MFBoTK 10
Mango Tree Started to Flowering. 10.419266N 76.120579E Place : Bottukadavu - Thrissur Kerala. District : Thrissur State : Kerala Data Collector : Aswathy suresh S N College.
SUMMARY
Mango Tree Flowering
Last Week Of October 2020
Date :- 27/10/2020
Time :- 2:17PM
MFBoTK Bottukadavu - Thrissur Kerala
No. Survived Mango Tree :- 20
No. of Flowering Trees :- 3
No. of Sprouting Leafs :- 10
Percentage of Flowering Trees :- 15%
Percentage of Sprouting Leafs :- 50%
Data Collector :- Aswathy suresh.
Thrissur - Kerala.
Mango Tree #1without flowering. Date: 26th Oct 2020 Place: NEHRU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE, SULUR, COIMBATORE Coordinates: 11.0254° N, 77.1246° E Data Collector: RATHEESH R M
Mango Tree #2started flowering. Date: 26th Oct 2020 Place: NEHRU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE, SULUR, COIMBATORE Coordinates: 11.0254° N, 77.1246° E Data Collector: RATHEESH R M
Mango Tree #3started flowering. Date: 27th Oct 2020 Place: NEHRU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE, SULUR, COIMBATORE Coordinates: 11.0254° N, 77.1246° E Data Collector: RATHEESH R M
Total no of mango trees : 3
No of trees flowering : 2 & non flowering :1
Mango Tree is Fruiting
Date: 30/10/2020
Location:17.6868° N, 83.2185° E. Visakhapatnam
Two Trees under observation.
Observation:
Both the Trees are fruiting
This is where we stand in catching our Mango Trees in-action!
Above is a rough live-map of 788observations (from the first week of November 2020 till the third week of January 2021) that is depicting the flowering of Mango trees across India.
The green data points indicate flowering and the rest non-flowering (refer legend at the bottom-left).
It is evident that flowering has reached till Mumbai (19’N) and above i.e. half-of-India has been covered till the third week on January 2021!
Except a few discrete points in Jharkhand, Kolkata, Assam and Gwalior.
We will not stop here, rather we will fine-tune the data that is coming from places on a regular basis and look forward to (un)cover the patches in Karnataka, Chattisgarh, Odisha, parts of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu as well as up-North in and around the National Capital Delhi and Uttar Pradesh as well with the help of our friends, relatives and family members, after all, this is Citizen Science!
All of this won’t be possible without the support of everyone. Let us KNOW OUR AAM better! Stay tuned for updates on Mango Phenology and don’t miss out the Mango workshops on every Tuesday and Friday @8.30pm in our daily CUBE ChatShaala! Keep contributing!
Summary of the data of Mango Trees in Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. Coordinates: 19.0338°N 73.0196°E Number of trees surveyed: 37 Date: 20th January 2021 (3rd week of January 2021) Number of trees flowering: 16/37 i.e. 43.24% Number of trees fruiting: 10/37 i.e. 27.02% Number of trees sprouting new leaves:24/37 Data Collector: Drishtant MK
P.S.: All of the above data in the form of photos of the mango trees has been uploaded in the MangoForm (bit.ly/mango-map). I am not sharing the photos of 37trees here😅
Taking inspiration of covering distances through cycling from @Susanta_Tanti
This is how the MangoMap looks right now. We have data from all parts of India and we are looking for more. Let us learn collaboratively.
