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A Historical Dictionary of Indian Food claims that the Portuguese were the first to use mango grafting.

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Mango grafting, which produced well-known varieties like Fernandina, was first used by the Portuguese, according to the book "A Historical Dictionary of Indian Food." The mangoes so enchanted the seafaring Portuguese that they took the fruit and its seeds and gave it to many other nations that had never tasted the fruit.

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