Jackfruit Question & Answer 
Jackfruit Crop
| Question | Answer | |
| 1 | Botanical Name? | Artocarpus hetrophyllus |
| 2 | Family? | Moraceae |
| 3 | Origin? | India |
| 4 | Climate? | Tropical |
| 5 | Soil? | Sandy loam |
| 6 | Jack fruit is commonly known as? | Monkey Jack |
| 7 | Carbohydrates percentage? | 20% |
| 8 | It is a good source of? | Pectin |
| 9 | It cannot tolerate? | Cold & frost |
| 10 |
Commercial propagation method?
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Seed and Air layering |
| 11 | Largest size fruit grown in India is? | Jack fruit |
| 12 | Seeds are sown immediately after? | Extraction |
| 13 | Fruit bearing habit of jack fruit? | Cauliflorous |
| 14 | Soaking seeds in 25 ppm ______for 24 hr improves their germination and seedling growth? | NAA |
| 15 | Planting the seedlings in pits of size? | 1mx1mx1m |
| Question | Answer | |
| 16 | Planting Space? | 10m x 10m |
| 17 | Flowering time? | Jan.-feb. |
| 18 | Fruiting time? | April to July |
| 19 | Varieties:-
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| 20 | Major pest? | Shoot borer & Mealy bug |
| 21 | Shoot and fruit borer? | Glyphodes caesalis |
| 22 | Mealybug? | Drosicha mangiferae |
| 23 | Bud weevil? | Ochyromera artocarpi |
| 24 | Major diseases? |
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| 25 | Die back is due to bacteria? | Botryodiplodia theobromae |
| 26 | Leaf spot? | Phyllosticta artocarpina |
| 27 | Soft rot or fruit rot? | Rhizopus artocarpi |
| 28 |
Yield?
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30-40 t/ha |
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