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Scope and Importance of Custard Apple Cultivation under Rainfed Areas


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1 Rainfed Research Sub-station for Sub-tropical Fruits (S.K.U.A.S&T-J), Raya (J&K), India
2 Division of Food Science and Technology (S.K.U.A.S&T-J) Chatha (J&K), India
3 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (S.K.U.A.S&T-J) Samba (J&K), India
     

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Custard apple (Anona squamosa L.) is a small group of edible fruits of genus Annona and family Annonaceae are collectively known as annonaceous fruits. It is one of the most delicious fruits mainly consumed fresh. Annona fruits are formed by fusion of pistil and receptacle into a large flashy aggregate fruit. Genus Annona has 120 species, 6 of them having pomological significance.
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Vijay Kumar
Rainfed Research Sub-station for Sub-tropical Fruits (S.K.U.A.S&T-J), Raya (J&K), India
Rakesh Kumar
Rainfed Research Sub-station for Sub-tropical Fruits (S.K.U.A.S&T-J), Raya (J&K), India
Neeraj Gupta
Division of Food Science and Technology (S.K.U.A.S&T-J) Chatha (J&K), India
Shalini Khajuria
Krishi Vigyan Kendra (S.K.U.A.S&T-J) Samba (J&K), India
V. B. Singh
Rainfed Research Sub-station for Sub-tropical Fruits (S.K.U.A.S&T-J), Raya (J&K), India

Abstract


Custard apple (Anona squamosa L.) is a small group of edible fruits of genus Annona and family Annonaceae are collectively known as annonaceous fruits. It is one of the most delicious fruits mainly consumed fresh. Annona fruits are formed by fusion of pistil and receptacle into a large flashy aggregate fruit. Genus Annona has 120 species, 6 of them having pomological significance.