The performance of 10 fruit species, namely pomegranate (Punica granatum), guava (Psidium guajava), sapote (Achras sapota [Manilkara zapota]), baelpather (Aegle marmelos), amla (Emblica officinalis [Phyllanthus emblica]), ber (Ziziphus mauritiana), karaunda (Carissa carandas), date palm (Phoenix...

Eleven fruit trees - Achras japota [Manilkara zapota], Carissa carandas, Citrus reticulata, Ficus carica, Mangifera indica, Prunus domestica, Prunus amygdalus [Prunus dulcis], Psidium guajava, Punica granatum, Sapindus mukorossi and Syzygium cumini were evaluated for sodicity tolerance. Achras...

The insect pests of aonla (Emblica officinalis), bael (Aegle marmelos), ber (Ziziphus mauritiana), date palm, fig, grape, guava, litchi (Litchi chinensis), loquat and pomegranate in India are reviewed briefly.

Response of guava (Psidium guajava), jamun (Syzygium cumini), karonda (Carissa carandas), chiku (Achras zapota [Manilkara zapota]) and aritha (Sapindus laurifolius) to soil pH of 8.1, 8.4, 8.7, 9.4 and 10.0 was studied in a pot trial at Karnal. Within 30 days of planting, 80% of guava, 80% of jamun ...

The present investigation was carried out at Punjab Agricultural University, Regional Fruit Research Station, Bahadurgarh, Patiala during 2018-19 with an objective to standardize propagation techniques and optimize time of grafting in sapota under North Indian Conditions. For this purpose, sapota...

Manilkara achras L., commonly called sapota, is one of the major fruit crops commercially grown in India. Though India leads in world sapota production, the major problems in sapota are low fruit setting and yield. Hence, we studied these aspects in the commercially grown sapota cv. Kalipatti in...

Though guava was only introduced in India in the XVIIth century A.D. by the Portuguese, it is now one of the important subtropical fruits of India, particularly in West Bengal. In the last decade, several commercial orchards were developed in South 24-Parganas, Midnapore and Nadia district of West...

Guava is claimed to be the fourth most important fruit in terms of area and production after mango, banana and citrus. With the emergence of new market products and changed consumer attitudes and demands, it has become imperative for producers to develop innovative and novel products. For the last...

Horticulture has been increasingly significant in supplying key elements to Punjabis' diets. From 2010-11 to 2018-2019, the study examines the trends and variations in area, production, and yield of fruit crops in Punjab. The state's trends in fruit area, production, and yield tend to be good for...

The present investigation on fruit set of sapota cv. Kalipatti was carried out to increase the fruit set and yield. Eight year old uniformly grown plants planted at 9×9 m² spacing were sprayed with NAA @ 50, 75, 100 and 125 ppm and GA3 @ 25, 50, 75 and 100 ppm except T9 (water spray) and T10...