Horticulture Important Study Material
Subject:-Horticulture
1.Fruit Crop Planting Distance
(In Meter)
| Fruits crop | Distance in Meter (Row x Plant) |
| Mango | 8-10 x 8-10 |
| Amrapali | 2.5×2.5 |
| Guava | 6×6 |
| Banana | 1.8 x1.8 |
| Papaya | 2×2 |
| Grape | 3×3, 4×3, 5×3, 6×3 |
| Cashwenut | 6×6 to 8×8 |
| Apple | 5-8×5-8 |
| Aonla | 8-10x 8-10 |
| Lemon | 6×6 to 8×8 |
| Jamun sweet orange | 9-10×9-10 4×4 to 5×5 |
| Sweet lime | 6×6 |
| Grape fruit | 6×6 to 8×8 |
| Jackfruit | 8-10×8-10 |
| Mandarin | 4-6 x 4-6 |
| Litchi | 8×8 to10x10 |
| Pineapple | 25x25x90, 25x25x75 (cm) |
| Pomegranate | 4×4 to 5×5 |
| Sapota | 8-10×8-10 |
| Bael | 10 x10 to 12×12 |
| Ber | 4-6×4-6 |
2.Nutrient richness of important fruit crops/(in descending order)
| Nutrient | Fruit Crop AgriExam.com |
| Vitamin A | Mango>Papaya>Persimmon. |
| Vitamin B1 | Cashew nut >Walnut> Almond> |
| Vitamin B2 | Bael>Papaya>Cashew nut |
| Vitamin C | Barbados cherry >Aonla>Guava |
| Carbohydrate | Raisin>Apricot>Date(Pind) |
| Protein | Chashewnut>Almond>Walnut |
| Fat AgriExam.com | Walnut >Almond>Chashew nut |
| Iron | Karonda>Datepalm>Walnut. |
| Calcium | Litchi>karonda>Walnut |
3.Daily requirement: (per day per capita)
| Material | Requirement |
| Cereals | 475g |
| Pulses | 80 g |
| Fruits | 120g |
| Vegetables | 285 g |
| Milk AgriExam.com | 240g (280 grams/day) |
| Sugar | 40g |
Parthenocarpy:- It is the artificial or natural production of fruits without fertilization. the fruits thus produced are generally seedless.
4.Types of parthenocarpy
1. Vegetative parthenocarpy:- without pollination and due to the absence of pollination, no seeds are produced within the fruits.
2.Stimulative parthenocarpy:- requires pollination but not fertilization.
3.Sternospermocarpy:- A mechanism which produces near-seedless fruits in plants, this is derived from three Greek word ‘steno’ -meaning ‘narrow’ ‘spermo’– meaning ‘seed’‘ and ‘carpy’– fruit
Types of Parthenocarpy:-
| Vegetative | Stimulative | Sternospermocarpy |
| Banana cucumber, pear Fig Pineapple |
Litchi Black corianth variety of grape Bread fruit |
Grape Mango |
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Really sir very helpful material for Agriculture Exams…
Really sir very helpful material for Agriculture Exams..
Can we consider Cashewnut under fruit crop ?
Because it comes under plantation crop so I am confused?
Thanks sit