$USDC But what is the story behind this golden hybrid? To understand how it came to be, we need to go back a few decades. The roots of this golden marvel trace back to the Agriculture Experimental Station (AES) at Paria, now under Navsari Agricultural University. Here, Dr Rajnikant I Bhatt, a visionary horticulturist, meticulously evaluated and introduced Sonpari — christened Gujarat Mango Hybrid-1 (GMH-1) — for commercial cultivation in 2000. 

The vigorous and lush trees bear their bounty regularly, which has made Sonpari a shade better than other varieties. Their fruits –