![]() ![]() In high-density plantation, the production increases from 4.0 tonnes/acre in the fifth year to 6.0 tonnes/acre in the 7th year. As such intercropping like vegetables may be taken up in the first four years of the project to make it viable. The crop bearing commences from the fifth year. The fruits are handpicked or harvested with a special harvester that has a round ring with a net bag fixed onto a long bamboo. Under irrigated conditions, it should be applied in two splits, one half at the beginning of the monsoon and the remaining half in the post-monsoon period (September-October). Under rainfed conditions, fertilizers are applied before the onset of the monsoon. K2O /tree/year are applied and the dose is regulated on the basis of the age of the tree and status of nutrients in soil especially of P and K. The unripe fruit is hard to the touch and contains high amounts of saponin, which has astringent properties similar to tannin, drying out the mouth.Ībout 50 kg. The fruit has an exceptionally sweet, malty flavor. The seeds are hard, glossy, and black, resembling beans, with a hook at one end that can catch in the throat if swallowed. Inside, its flesh ranges from a pale yellow to an earthy brown color with a grainy texture akin to that of a well-ripened pear. The fruit is a large berry, 4–8 cm in diameter. They are alternate, elliptic to ovate, 7–15 cm (2.8–5.9 in) long, with an entire margin. The ornamental leaves are medium green and glossy. The average height of cultivated specimens, however, is usually between 9 and 15 m (30 and 49 ft) with a trunk diameter not exceeding 50 cm (20 in). Sapodilla can grow to more than 30 m (98 ft) tall with an average trunk diameter of 1.5 m (4.9 ft). Manilkara zapota, commonly known as the sapodilla is a long-lived, evergreen tree native to southern Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. The flesh with soft brown of the sapodilla tastes a bit like a sweet mix of brown sugar ![]()
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