The cultivar met a positive reception at the Fairchild Botanic Gardens International Mango Festival.

However, if grown in colder temperatures, the Malika has a higher chance of showing signs of a disease called malformation.

Malformation is most prevalent in species of mango that are grown between a range of temperatures of 10-15 degrees Celsius.

Three days after harvesting the Mallika mangos, the color of the skin becomes a reddish yellowish hue.

This is due to an increase in the number of carotenoids present within the skin while the chlorophylls start to degrade.