Chok Anan mango

🥭 Chok Anan Mango

Chok Anan (Mangifera indica ‘Chok Anan’) is a Thai mango cultivar also known as Chok Anon, Choc Anon, or “Honey Mango.” It is particularly interesting commercially because it can produce off-season flowering and fruiting, although the extent of off-season production depends strongly on climate and orchard management.

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🌱 Basic profile

The National Mango Database records Chok Anan as a medium-sized mango, approximately 250–350 g, with golden-yellow skin, orange-yellow flesh and sweet flavour.

⭐ Its biggest advantage: off-season production

This is what makes Chok Anan particularly interesting.

Research in northern Thailand found that, unlike many mango cultivars, Chok Anan can produce off-season flowering without chemical induction. The study observed the main harvest around May, with additional harvests in June and August under the studied conditions. However, repeated off-season production can affect subsequent on-season flowering and contribute to alternate bearing.

So I would not market it as a guaranteed year-round mango. Rather, its biological tendency toward off-season flowering gives a well-managed orchard an opportunity to target additional production windows.

💧 Irrigation is important

Chok Anan responds strongly to water management.

A four-year irrigation study found average yields of approximately:

• 83.35 kg/tree — fully irrigated control

• 80.16 kg/tree — regulated deficit irrigation

• 80.85 kg/tree — partial root-zone drying

• 66.10 kg/tree — no irrigation

The researchers concluded that irrigation was important for maintaining high yields and favourable fruit-size distribution.

This makes drip irrigation and proper water scheduling particularly important if you are considering Chok Anan for Karnataka.

📦 Good for commercial transport

Another interesting characteristic is its relatively thick skin and controlled ripening behaviour, which can be useful for longer supply chains. Research specifically investigated Chok Anan maturity stages for refrigerated transport and long-distance distribution.

That gives it a different commercial profile from very soft, highly aromatic dessert mangoes.

🌳 Tree

The Royal Park Rajapruek database describes mature Chok Anan trees at approximately 8–10 m in height under its conditions.

For a commercial orchard, however, I would not allow the tree to reach its natural maximum height. With formative pruning and canopy management, harvesting, spraying and disease management become considerably easier.

🇮🇳 Potential for Karnataka

For your proposed premium/income-generation plantation, Chok Anan is interesting because it can add a different production window to the orchard.

I would particularly evaluate it for:

Premium fresh fruit + off-season production + direct farm sales + longer-distance distribution.

But before establishing a large block, I recommend a small trial plantation in your exact location. Thai cultivars can behave differently under Indian conditions, particularly regarding flowering, fruit set and off-season production.