sapota: gene centres, exploration and collection of germplasm, invrntory of germplasm, introduction and plant quarantine.

1. Biodiversity in sapota

2. Taxonomy
 Clade : Angiosperms
 Order : Ericales
 Family : Sapotaceae
 Genus : Manilkara
 Species : M. zapota

3. Origin and distribution
 Origin : Mexico, Guatemala (Central America)
 Distribution: tropical and subtropical America, the West
Indies, India, Thailand, the Philippines Malaysia, Sri Lanka,
Cambodia, Indonesia, Bangladesh etc…
 Invasive in Florida- threat to natural plants- Chromolaena
frustrata, Consolea corallicola, Harrisia aboriginum

5. Contd…
 Manilkara hexandra, M. Kauki, M. Elangi Found: Banks of
Tapti River in Gujarat, Bindhya range forest, Satpura forest
and in Western Ghats
 Other species:M. inidentate, M. chickle, M. emarginata
 First seedling plantation of sapota- Gholwad village, Dahnu
taluk, Thane district, Maharashtra-1898

6. Germplasm collections– world wide
(2019)

7. Germplasm collections in India
** ** 52 as per
recent data

8. Introduced cultivars
Sr. No. Cultivar Introduction from (country)
1 Alano, Modello, Prolific United States
Russell Seedless
2 Betawi Indonesia
3 Brown sugar Florida
4 Gonzalez, Ponderosa, Phillipines
Lamad, Common
5 Hasya, Molix, Morena, Mexico
Oxkutzcab
6 Makok Thailand

9. Major cultivars in India

10. Import of plant materials
 Import approved by Department of Agriculture, Cooperation
and Farmers Welfare
 Materials should be free from soil
 Quarantine
 From Thailand, Australia, USA- 4-6 months
 From Israel- 6-9 months

11.  Classification
 Markers
 Khirni