LUCKNOW, June 2 -- As mangoes begin to dominate markets across Uttar Pradesh, growers from Malihabad, India's renowned mango belt, have cautioned that most of the mangoes currently on sale have been harvested early and ripened artificially.

According to farmers and agri scientists, the authentic, naturally ripened Dussehri mangoes will start arriving in markets only by June 10 and this year, they are expected to be sweeter given the ideal weather.

"The farmers will start plucking them from June 5, which will continue for 2-3 days and that will take another 1-2 days to reach markets," said Upendra Kumar Singh, general secretary, Awadh Mango Producer Horticulture Committee.

"Right now, what you see in the markets are mangoes that have be...