Rashtriya Krishi (English)

Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Subscription Access
Open Access Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Restricted Access Subscription Access

Jackfruit is a Profitable Fruit Crop in Jammu Subtropics


Affiliations
1 Rainfed Research Sub-Station for Sub-Tropical Fruits, Raya (J&K), India
2 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (SKUAST), Kathua (J&K), India
     

   Subscribe/Renew Journal


Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), belong to family moraceae is a common and popular fruit crop of the low land tropics of eastern and southern parts of India. It is indigenous to India, commonly grown in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Brazil, Jamaica, Mynamar, Singapore. In India; it grows in Assam, West Bengal, Tripura, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh Western Ghats and some parts of the Jammu and Kashmir. Due to shifting of the human population from one part to another part of the country now a day the demand of jack fruit is increasing day by day for vegetable purpose. Hence the orchards of jackfruit will be profitable for farming community of Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts for uplifting the livelihood security.


Subscription Login to verify subscription
User
Notifications
Font Size


Abstract Views: 164

PDF Views: 1




  • Jackfruit is a Profitable Fruit Crop in Jammu Subtropics

Abstract Views: 164  |  PDF Views: 1

Authors

Vijay Kumar
Rainfed Research Sub-Station for Sub-Tropical Fruits, Raya (J&K), India
V. B. Singh
Rainfed Research Sub-Station for Sub-Tropical Fruits, Raya (J&K), India
Rakesh Kumar
Rainfed Research Sub-Station for Sub-Tropical Fruits, Raya (J&K), India
Jagmohan Singh
Rainfed Research Sub-Station for Sub-Tropical Fruits, Raya (J&K), India
Ajay Kumar
Krishi Vigyan Kendra (SKUAST), Kathua (J&K), India

Abstract


Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), belong to family moraceae is a common and popular fruit crop of the low land tropics of eastern and southern parts of India. It is indigenous to India, commonly grown in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Brazil, Jamaica, Mynamar, Singapore. In India; it grows in Assam, West Bengal, Tripura, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh Western Ghats and some parts of the Jammu and Kashmir. Due to shifting of the human population from one part to another part of the country now a day the demand of jack fruit is increasing day by day for vegetable purpose. Hence the orchards of jackfruit will be profitable for farming community of Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts for uplifting the livelihood security.