production technology of sapota and BER and DATE Fruit in this presentation talk about botanical description , Area distribution, and variety of fruit and soil climate and agronomic practices , what is the yield

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2. PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF MAJOR FRUIT
SAPOTA AND MINOR FRUIT BER ,DATE
Name :- Deen Dayal Chaudhary
Class:- BSc. Agriculture 2nd year
Roll No.:- 1929150
Subject :- production technology for fruit and plantation crop
subject code :-BSAG-405-19
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3. Content
• Botanical description
• area distribution
• Varity
• soil and climate
• agronomic practices
• harvesting
• yield
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4. Botanical description
• Scientific name – Manilkara zapata
• Family:- Sapotaceae
• Origin :-Tropical America
• Chromosome no .:- 2n=26
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5. Distribution
• Cultivated in west indies , Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, sri-lanka and
India .
• Commercially grown in Karnataka, Gujarat AP, WB , Maharashtra and
TN
• The total sapota production in the country is about 3.87 lakh tonnes
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6. Soil and climate
• Sapota is a tropical fruit
• Deep sandy loam or alluvial soils or medium black soil
• wide variety of soil
• pH = 6-8
• Temp. =11֯C- 34 ֯ C
• Annual rainfalls 125 -250 cm
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7. cultivars
• Kalipatti (166 kg/ tree)
• Cricket ball ( 157 kg/tree)
sowing time
• Feb- march , Sep. – oct.
• Planting time June to December
Propagation
Grafting on rayan or khirni Root Stocks
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8. Planting
• 1X 1 X 1 m cube pits are dug .
• Spacing is 8 -10 m
• High density planting with 9X 9m spacing
Fertilizer
• NPK- 400: 260: 450 g / year / age of tree
• FYM- 40KG
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9. Irrigation
• 30 day interval in winter
• 15 day of interval summer
Intercropping
• Legumes and short duration vegetable crops may be raised as
intercrop during
pre bearing stage.
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10. Harvesting and yield
• Commercial yield can be obtained from 7 year onward
• It take 7-10 months for fruit set to maturity
• Average yield is 15-20 tones / ha.
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11. Ber botanical description
• Scientific Name – Zizphus Mautitiana
• Family- Rhamnaceae
• Chromosome No.-2n=18
• India Is The Largest Producer Of Ber
• In Punjab Ber Has Been Planter On 2500 Hectares
• With Annual Production Of 42847 Mt.
• The Major Growing Stats Are MP ,Bihar , Up ,Punjab ,Haryana , Rajasthan, Gujarat , MH And Ap
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12. Climate
• It is grow in tropical and subtropical region
Soil
• Drought and water logging
• Deep sandy loam soil
varieties
125 varieties are found in India
Kaithili , umran , gola ,Elaichi ( 115 kg / tree/year)
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13. Planting
spacing
• Rainfed – 6X 6 m & Irrigated - 8X 8 m
• Planting time is June – august
Irrigation
• Immediately After Planting 4-5 Day Up To 3 Month
• Another During Fruit Bearing Period Oct- Feb.
Intercropping
• Mung , Guar, Methi
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14. Fertilizer
• Rainfed Area – N: P: K - 100: 50: 50 G / Bearing Tree/ Year
• 30 Kg FYM
• Irrigated Area – N:P: K -500 : 400: 400 G / Bearing Tree/ Year
• 60 Kg FYM
Harvesting
• February – April
Yield
• Early Variety – 100kg/Tree
• Mid Season Variety -150kg/Tree
• Late Variety – 200kg / Tree
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15. Date
• Scientific Name :- Phoenix Dactylifera
• Family – Arecaceae
• Chromosome No. – 2n=36
• Hight – 21 -23 M
• Saudi Arabia Is The Largest Date Producer Country In The World
• Rajasthan Is The Leading State In The India
• Estimate To Production Is Nearly 2800 Tone
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16. Variety
• Medjool , Piarom , Deglet Noor , Mazafati , Rabbi
climate
• Long Hot summer
• Optimum temp. - 32 to 40 ֯ C
• High humidity
Soil
• Deep sandy loam soil
• Alkaline and Saline soil
• PH - 10
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17. Time of sowing
• February to March
• August to September
Spacing
• Dig pits of 1m x 1m x 1m
• Distance of 6m or 8meter (square system).
Method of sowing
• Transplant suckers in main field.
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18. Fertilizer
• FYM@10-15kg to young plants
• 30-40kg per tree to mature plant is done.
• Urea@4.4kg /year of the plant .
Intercropping
Rice , Brinjal , Peas
Irrigation
• 10-15 day – summer
• 30-40 day - winter
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19. Harvesting
• 4-5 year after plantation date are ready to first harvest
• Complete harvesting before start of monsoon season
Yield
• Average yield -92.6 kg / tree
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