4. Avocado
• Dicot
• Mediterranean and sub tropical
• Simple fruit (berry)
• Climacteric
• Drought sensitive
• Highly salt sensitive
• Sandy loam
• Soil pH (6.0-6.8)
5. BANANA
• Monocot
• Tropical
• Shrub like
• Simple fruit (berry)
• Climacteric
• Day neutral
• Moderately shade tolerant
• Drought sensitive
• Poor salt tolerant
• Loamy
• Soil pH (6.0-6.8)
6. Black Berry
• Rosacea family
• Aggregate fruit (Not true berry)
• Rambler
• Tolerate sandy soil
• Slightly acidic
• Temperate region
• Moderate tolerant to shade
• Sensitive to salt tolerance
• Lateral buds are formed
• 5o g weight category
• Vitamin K & C
• Short day crop
• Moderately drought tolerance
7. Blue Berry
• Perennial plant
• Temperate region
• Shrub
• True berry
• Ericaceae family
• Climacteric
• Seasonal flowering
• 4.5 – 5.0 pH
• Moderate tolerant to shade
• Sensitive to salt tolerance
• Moderately drought tolerance
• Long day crop
• 50 g weight category
• Flower buds terminal
• 30 – 70 years life
8. Black current
• Sensitive to salt tolerance
• Shrub
• Perennial
• Grossuleriaceae family
• Berry
• Temperate region
• Long day crop
• Lateral buds on stems
• Sandy or heavy loam
• pH 6
• 70 years life
• Medium drought tolerant
• Highly shade tolerant
• Loamy/clayey soil
• 50 g weight category
• Non-climacteric
• Seasonal flowering
9. BOYSEN BERRY
• Rosacea family
• Not true berry
• Aggregate fruit
• Perennial plant
• Rambler
• Tolerate sandy soil
• Slightly acidic
• Temperate region
• Moderate tolerant to shade
• Sensitive to salt tolerance
• Lateral buds are formed
• 5o g weight category
• Vitamin K & C
• Short day crop
• Moderately drought tolerance
10. Cherry
• Sensitive to salt tolerance
• Shrub
• Perennial
• Grossuleriaceae family
• Berry
• Temperate region
• Hardy plant
• Long day crop
• Lateral buds on stems
• Sandy or heavy loam
• pH 6
• 70 years life
• Medium drought tolerant
• Highly shade tolerant
• Loamy/clayey soil
• 50 g weight category
• Non-climacteric
• Seasonal flowering
11. Cantaloupe
• Dicot
• Tropical fruit
• Vine
• Simple fruit
• Seasonal flowering
• Climacteric fruit
• Long day
• Highly shade sensitive
• Sandy or light soil
• pH6.5-7.5
• Fruit size 500gm-5kg
12. Canary melon
• Dicot
• Tropical fruit
• Trailing or vine like
• Simple fruit
• Seasonal flowering
• Climacteric fruit
• Long day
• Shade sensitive
• pH 6-7.5
13. Grapes
• It is a dicot plant.
• Family Vitaceae
• Ecologically it is sub tropical and warm temperate fruit.
• It is a vine.
• It is simple fruit/ berry.
• It has gregarious flowering habit.
• It is short day plant.
• It is moderately shade tolerance plant.
• It is drought tolerant.
• It is highly salt tolerant plant.
• Grows best in loamy soil.
• It is moderately tolerant to acidic condition (pH: 5-6)
• On the basis of longevity, it can remain 100 years or more.
• The size of fruit is very light (50g).
• Nutritionally it is rich in vitamin C.
• It is non climateric fruit.
14. Guava
• It is a dicot plant.
• Family myrtaceae.
• It is grown in tropical and sub-tropical regions.
• Moderately develop stem.
• It is simple fruit/berry.
• Seasonal flowering.
• It is day neutral plant.
• It is highly shade sensitive.
• It is moderately drought tolerant.
• It is highly salt tolerant.
• Heavy clay to light sandy soil.
• It can tolerate both acidic and alkalinity condition (pH range is 4.5 acidic
to 8.5 basic).
• On the basis of longitivity, it remains 20-40 years.
• Fruit size is medium light (100-250g)
• Nutritionally,it is rich in vitamen C.
• It is a climacteric fruit.
15. Grape fruit
• It is a dicot plant.
• Family Rutaceae
• It grows in subtropical areas.
• It is a shrub like plant.
• It is simple fruit/hespiridium.
• It has seasonal flowering.
• It is day neutral plant.
• It is highly shade sensitive plant.
• It is highly drought tolerance plant.
• Highly salt sensitive plant.
• Grows best in loamy soil.
• It can tolerate moderately acidic and alkaline condition (pH 5-8).
• On the basis of longivity it remais 20-40 years.
• Fruit size is 250-500g.
• Rich in vitamen C content.
• Non-climateric fruit.
16. Honeydew
• It is eudicot.
• Family cucurbitaceas.
• It grows in tropical and sub-tropical regions.
• It is a vine.
• It is a pepo.
• It has seasonal flowering habit.
• It is long day plant
• It is shade sensitive plant.
• Sensitive to drought.
• Moderately salt tolerant.
• Grows best in loamy soil.
• Require pH 6-6.5
• On the basis of longevity, it can remain 1 year.
• Fruit size is 1800-3600g.
• Non-climateric fruit.
• Wonderful source of vitamin C.
17. Huckle Berry
• It is eudicot plant (eudicot: less specilaized dicot)
• Family Eraceae
• It belongs to temperate region.
• They are ramblers.
• They are simple fruits/berry(pepo).
• It has gregarious flowering habit.
• It is day neutral plant.
• They are moderatly shade tolerance plants.
• It is highly sensitive to drought.
• They are highly salt sensitive.
• Grow best in loamy soil.
• They are highly acid loving plants (pH 4-5.5).
• On the basis of longivity it remains 1000 years
• Fruit size is 50g.
• Rich in vitamen C content.
• It is climacteric fruit.
18. Jack fruit
• It is eudicot.
• Family Moraceae.
• Tropical climte.
• It has highly modified stem.
• It is a fleshy multiple fruit.
• Ever flowering plant.
• It is day neutral plant.
• It is shade sensitive.
• moderately drought tolerant
• Moderately salt tolerant.
• Grow best in sandy soil.
• pH 5-7.5
• Longevity, is 50 to 100 years.
• Fruit size is 15000 to 40000g.
• It is climateric food.
• Rich in carbohydrate.
19. Lemon
• Dicot
• Sub tropical
• Shrub simple fruit
(hesperidium)
• Evergreen
• Non Climacteric
• Deep sandy loam + clayey
loam
• Moderately tolerant
• Fruit weight 50-100 g
20. Litchi
• Dicot
• Tropical and subtropical
• Moderately developed stem
• Simple fruit(drupe)
• Seasonal flowering
• Non Climacteric
• Sandy + loamy + clayey
• pH 5.5-6.8
• Poor salt tolerance
• Drought sensitive
• Longevity 50-100 yrs
• Fruit weight 50 g
21. Lime
• Dicot
• Sub tropical
• Shrub
• Simple fruit(hesperidium)
• Thorny and Evergreen
• Non Climacteric
• Highly shade sensitive
• Deep sandy loam + clayey loam
• pH 5.5-8.5
• Fruit weight 50-100 g
22. Loquat
• Dicot
• Sub tropical
• Simple fruit (pome)
• Non Climacteric
• Sandy loam + heavy clay
• Ph 5.5-6.8
• Medium salt tolerance
• Moderately drought tolerant
• Fruit weight 50 g
23. Mulberry
• Dicot
• Temperate
• Semi shrub branches
• Multiple fruit
• Non-climacteric
• Short day
• Highly salt tolerant
• Clayey
• Soil pH <5.0
24. Mango
• Dicot tropical
• Highly developed
• Simple fruit
• Non seasonal
• Climacteric fruit
• Short day
• Highly shade sensitive
• Loamy
• pH 6-6.8
• Highly salt sensitive
• Moderately drought tolerant
• 50-100 yrs longevity
• 250-500 g weight
25. Nectarine
• Dicot temperate
• Shrub like tree
• Simple fruit
• Climacteric fruit
• Highly shade sensitive
• Heavy soil + sandy loam
• pH 6.5-7.0
• Poor salt tolerance
26. Rock melon
• Dicot
• Tropical fruit
• Vine like plant
• Simple fruit (pepo/berry)
• Climacteric fruit
• Long day
• Highly shade sensitive
• Fruit weight 0.5kg-5kg
27. Water melon
• Dicot
• Tropical fruit
• Vine like
• Simple fruit(pepo)
• Seasonal flowering
• Climacteric fruit
• Long day plant
• Partial shade sensitive
• Drought sensitive
• Moderately salt tolerance
• Sandy or light soil
• Ph 6.5-7.5
• Fruit weight 5000gm