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- 1. MINOR FRUITS Name :A.Megala Register no : 22164115 Course : 22CHOR45 Production technology of fruits and plantation crops 2(1+1) Vels Institute Of Science Technology And Advance Studies (VISTAS)
- 2. Mangosteen Common name :Mangosteen Scientificname :Garcinia mangostana Family:Clusiaceae
- 3. • Origin :Island Southeast Asia. • Propagation : Seed. • Spacing for mangosteen is 7×7 m. • Manures and fertilizers FYM 75 kg and NPK (1:0.8:3.0 kg/tree) June – July. • Yield Upto 500-600 fruits/tree. • The tree grows from 6 to 25 m (19.7 to 82.0 ft) tall. • The fruit of the mangosteen is sweet and tangy, juicy, somewhat fibrous, with fluid-filled vesicles (like the flesh of citrus fruits), with an inedible, deep reddish-purple colored rind (exocarp) when ripe. • In each fruit, the fragrant edible flesh that surrounds each seed is botanically endocarp, i.e., the inner layer of the ovary.The seeds are of similar size and shape to almonds.
- 4. Passion Fruit • Commonname : passion fruit • Scientific name : Passiflora edulis Sims • Family : Passifloraceae
- 5. • Varieties : •purple passion fruit (fruits of Passiflora edulis Sims), • yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa Deg.), • sweet granadilla (Passiflora ligularis), • giant granadilla (Passiflora quadrangularis L.) • Spacing : 2×2m. • Manures and fertilizers : FYM 10 kg, N 20 g, P 20 g and K 15 g/plant. • Yield : 60 - 80 fruits/vine. • Origin : South America And Brazil. • Propagation : seedling • Optimum temperature 20 – 30 C • pH 6.0 – 7.0
- 6. Bilimbi • Common name: Bilimbi • Scientific name : Averrhoa bilimbi • Family : Oxalidaceae
- 7. • Manure andfertilizer : N : 80 g P : 50 g K : 100 g/ bearing tree/year. • Yield : 50 kg/tree. • It is propagated by seed or, more rarely, by air layering. • Temp : 23 – 30 degree C. • pH : 5.5 – 6.5. • Origin : Moluccas, Indonesia. • Averrhoa bilimbi is a small tropical tree reaching up to 15m in height.
- 8. Carambola • Common name: Carambola • Scientific name : Averrhoa carambola • Family : Oxalidaceae
- 9. • Temperature :20 – 35 C. • Origin : Southeast Asia. • Carambola fruits contain oxalic acid and the neurotoxin caramboxin. Consuming large quantities of the fruit, especially for individuals with some types of kidney disease, can result in serious adverse health effects. • Common cultivars of carambola include: • Sweet types: "Arkin" (Florida), "Yang Tao" (Taiwan), "Ma fueng" (Thailand), "Maha" (Malaysia), and "Demak" (Indonesia). • Sour types: "Golden Star", "Newcomb", "Star King", and "Thayer" (all from Florida).
- 10. karonda • Common name:karonda • Scientific name : Carissa caranda • Family : Apocynaceae
- 11. • Origin :Himalayas • Propagation : budding and inarching • Temperature : 20 – 30 C • Variety : Green, pink, white. • Manure and fertilizer : FYM : 10 kg/ plant. • Yield : 2 to 4 kg/tree. • pH : 8.1. • Karonda fruit has been reported a rich source of phenolic contents, terpenoids, flavonoids, vitamins, acids, minerals, peptides and sugars. • The fruit are also a rich source of iron and vitamin-C, and thus have antiscorbutic properties and are useful in prevention of anaemia.
- 12. West Indian Cherry •Common name : West Indian Cherry. • Scientific name : Malphigia punicifolia. • Family : Malpighiaceae.
- 13. • Origin: Yucatan,Maxico. • Temperature : 26 °C • pH : 6.5 – 7.5 • Yield : 10 - 15 kg/tree • Manure and fertilizer : FYM 10 kg, N:200 g,P:50 g and K:100 g/tree • Spacing : 2×2m.
- 14. Avacado • Common name: Avacado • Scientific name : Persea americana • Family : Lauraceae.
- 15. • Origin: Mexico •Temperature :16 – 29 C • Spacing : 5×5m • Manure and fertilizer :40-45 kg FYM,1 kg urea,1kg Super phosphate • pH : 6.3 – 6.6 • Varieties : TKD-1, Pollock, Fuerte and Peradenia, Purple Hybrid. • Yield : 200-300 fruits/tree.
- 16. fig • Common name: fig • Scientific name : Ficus carica • Family : Moraceae
- 17. • Origin: Mediterraneanregion and western and southern Asia • Temperature : 18 – 24 C • Spacing : 4 x 4 m • Manure and fertilizer : 36 kg FYM,2.25 kg Neem cake,680 g sulphate of Ammonia. • pH : • Varieties : Capri fig, Smyrna fig, White San Pedro. • Yield : 10-12 kg/tree.
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