Tissue culture Pomegranate production and markets in India.

1. IMPACT OF PLANT
TISSUE CULTURE
(POMEGRANATE)
ON AGRICULTURE IN
INDIA..RE IN INDIA
Sushant Deshmukh
Plant Tissue Culture
Ajeet Seeds Pvt. Ltd.
9657030399
sushant.deshmukh@ajeetseed.co.in

2. • Introduction
• Tissue culture techniques (Micro propagation)
• Indian Scenario
• Market & Export potential
• Applications & nutritional values of pomegranate
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IMPACT OF PLANT TISSUE CULTURE ( POMEGRANATE )
ON AGRICULTURE IN INDIA

3. Introductions
• Pomegranate is grown in arid and semi-arid regions of India.
• Release of verity Bhagwa.
• Cultivation of pomegranate in India is 2.0 Lakh ha and
production is around 24.42 Lakh MT.
• The export of pomegranate from India has upsurge day by day
during this period.
• PTC technique has been responsible for bringing about the
second green revolution in India.
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4. Micro propagation
• Micro propagation is an advanced vegetative propagation technology for producing a large number of
genetically superior and pathogen-free transplants in a limited time and space.
• Plant tissue culture can be defined as the culture of all types of plant cells, tissues and organs under
aseptic conditions.
• Micro propagation involves five stages which is widely adopted.
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Stage 0
Selection & preparationof
the mother plant
Stage I
Initiation of culture
Stage II
Multiplication
Stage III
Rooting
Stage IV
Hardening

5. Indian Scenario
According to the data published in year 2017 by Statistics division of horticulture
department of India there is steadily increased the production of pomegranate.
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807 820 743 772 745
1345
1789
2306
2442
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Production
Year
Production '000'MT

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7.4
6.6 6.9 6.9 6.6
10.3 10.3
11.7 11.7
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Productivity
Year
Productivity MT/Ha
According to the data published in year 2017 by Statistics division of horticulture
department of India there is steadily increased the productivity of pomegranate.
Indian Scenario

7. Indian Scenario
65%
14%
11%
5%
3%
1%
1%
0%
Share of production
Mharashtra
Karnataka
Gujrat
AP
MP
Telangana
Tamilnadu
RJ
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Sr. No. States
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 % share of
ProductionA P A P A P
1 Maharashtra 128.65 1197.71 128.4 1486.11 136.75 1578.04 65.38
2 Karnataka 23.23 261.82 27.26 319.34 28.09 328.92 14
3 Gujarat 14.77 171.66 18.54 278.1 18.54 278.1 11
4 AP 5.38 76.69 8.39 113.28 7.71 105.2 4.53
5 MP 2.62 28 6.28 54.2 9.23 88.86 2.65
6 Telangana 2.12 33.52 1.84 25.02 2.08 30.84 1.4
7 Tamil Nadu 0.35 12.19 0.48 15.92 0.51 13.96 0.69
8 Rajasthan 0 0 2.47 10.5 2.5 10 0.35
Total 177.12 1781.59 193.66 2302.47 205.41 2433.92 100
Leading Growing State of Pomegranate in India

8. Indian Scenario
• Harvesting Season of Pomegranate in Leading States
1) Maharashtra : Round the year
2) Karnataka : July and December
3) Gujarat : March April and May
4) Andhra Pradesh : March April
5) Madhya Pradesh : June July
• Arrival pattern of Pomegranate in market.
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Sr. No. Bahar Flowering Time Period of harvesting
1 Mrig June-August November-March
2 Hasta October-November February-May
3 Ambe January-February June-August

9. Market & Export potential
Major demands of Pomegranate plants in India.
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Sr. No. States Districts
1 Maharashtra Nashik, Ahmednagar, Solapur, Pune, Satara, Sangli
2 Karnataka
Bellary, Tumkur, Bijapur, Koppal, Chitradurg,
Belgaum, Bagalkot.
3 Gujarat Banas Kanta, Kachh, Mehsana, Sabar Kanta, Rajkot,
4 Andhra Pradesh Anantpur, Guntur, Chittor, Kurnool, Kadapa.
5 Madhya Pradesh Shajpur, Agar malwa, Khargone, Ujjain, Vidisha

10. 44,723 49,852 47,336
45738 49144
53722
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Export of Pomegranate in the last three years
Qnt in MT
Valu in lakh
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Market & Export potential

11. 42%
18%
8%
6%
5%
4%
4%
3% 3% 2% 2%
1%
1% 1%
% age share of major importing countries of India’s Pomegranates (2017-18)
United Arab Emirates
Nepal
Saudi Arabia
Other Country
Netherland
Qatar
Oman
Sri Lanka
Kuwait
Bahrain
Malaysia
Thailand
United Kingdom
United States
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Market & Export potential

12. Applications & Nutritional values of Pomegranate
• Fresh-Cut
Pomegranate arils, attractively packaged and with a longer shelf-life than ever before, are now a
regular feature on supermarket shelves.
• Beverages
Pomegranate juice, now tastier than ever due to Aril System’s separation of the arils from all other
fruit parts, is rapidly growing in popularity.
A new line of pomegranate wine has also generated interest with its unique flavour and health
benefits.
• Cosmetics
The small hard seeds left over after the arils are juiced, contain nourishment-rich oils brimming
with antioxidants and highly prized for use in the cosmetics industry in skin lotions and anti-aging
creams.
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13. Applications & Nutritional values of Pomegranate
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• Pomegranates prevents the formation of blood clots. The
seeds contain a fair amount of iron.
• The juice of this fruit also decreases the risk of heart
strokes due to its excellent antioxidant properties.
• A decoction made from the seeds of pomegranates is
helpful in the treatment of syphilis while the juice helps in
the treatment of diarrhoea and jaundice.
• Pomegranates have several other health benefits such as
curing Alzheimer’s disease, stomach ache, skin
inflammation, sneezing, coughing, piles, intestinal worms,
hyperacidity and memory loss.

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• Now a days Pomegranate is used to make bath soap and chocolates.

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Thank you for your
attention…..
Sushant Deshmukh
Plant Tissue Culture
Ajeet Seeds Pvt. Ltd.
9657030399
sushant.deshmukh@ajeetseed.co.in