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- This small
evergreen tree has large bright green elliptical leaves.
The fruit is borne on stalks that arise opposite to an
unpaired leaf. The fruit starts out as a small lump that
swells, produces flower, then forms into the fruit.
- Can be grown
in adverse climatic conditions, even it comes very well in
any type of degraded and unfertile land with any type of
soil, performs better in sandy loam soil.
- Climate:
Tropic - subtropics /heavy rainfall to drought hit areas.
Tolerates to saline, alkaline, water logging, sever
drought and heavy wind.
- The only
perennial crop starts flowering at the age of 10th month &
gives harvestable yield from at the end of 24th month
onwards.
- This is the
only perennial crop that flowers & fruits throughout the
year.
- We can get
fruits from the plant at any desirable season through
horticultural techniques.
- One single
plant can yield more than 250 kg of fruits per annum at
maturity.
- There is no
severe pest and disease attack like other crops.
- Each and
every part of the plant is useful in one or more ways.
- Simple live
fence can protect the plant from cattle browse.
- Planting
time: During monsoon season (June - October).
- No. of
plants per acre - 290 plants.
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