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Current status of tropical fruits in India

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Title Current status of tropical fruits in India
 
Creator SINGH, H P
YADAV, I S
UMA, S
 
Subject tropical fruits, genetic resources, improvement, technology, harvesting and handling, protection
 
Description During the last 5 decades intensification of research resulted in significant changes in tropical fruits. Citrus (Citrusspp) maintained annual growth of 7.7%. It is the third largest fruit crop with tolal production of 2.98 million trom 369500 ha. Banana (Musa sp) production has heen increased by more than 1000 •. The total production of banana (10million tonnes) contributes 31% of the total fruit production in India. Papaya (Carica papaya L.) and pineapple [AnanasCOmOsus (L.) Merr.] also showed signiticant increase in their respective area and production. Papaya is grmvn all 45 200ha land with estimated production of 0.905 million tonnes. Productivity ranges up to 40 tonnes/ha. with national averageor 19.85 tonnes/ha. The pineapple occupies an area of 54 500 ha with estimatated production of 786 no tonnes. havingproductivity of 14.41 tonnes/ha. Sapota [Manilkara achras (Mill.) Forsberg.] has now become choice crop in dry region.Sapota showed unprecedented increase in area and production due to its wide adaptahility and growing demand forfruits. Presently it is cultivated in 40 In ha with totol production of 571 542 tonnes. Current status of theHe tropicalfruits is reviewed in this article.
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
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Date 2013-02-25
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/27663
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 68, No 8 (1998)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/27663/12546
 
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