From ancient times, Mangoes have been granted a special position in India. The fruit is heavenly in taste and is termed as “Food of the Gods”. Indian Mango or Mangifera Indica is native to Southern Asia, particularly India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Buddhist monks are believed to have introduced the fruit to Southern East Asia countries like Malaysia and China around 4^th century B.C. Persian traders took Mango into the Middle East and Africa, from there to Portuguese brought into the Brazil and West Indies. Mango cultivars arrived in Florida in the 1830’s and in the California 1880’s. Over the years Mango groves have a spread to many parts of a tropical and sub-tropical world where the climate allows the mango to grow best. There are over 1000 different mango varieties grown throughout the world. Down the ages several qualities got attached to the mango. The Knowledge of vegetative propagation gained in the 16^th century made it possible to produce a large number of cultivars which were far superior to the wild farms. Today India has the richest collection of Mango Cultivars. India ranks first among world’s Mango producing countries accounting for about 50% of the world’s Mango production other Mango producing countries include China, Thailand, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil, Nigeria and Egypt. Though the Mango become a house hold fruit it’s wild cousins can still be found in the North Eastern part of India and Myanmar.