Tropical and subtropical fruits (2+1)

Origin and distribution

• A native of tropical America, guava was spread rapidly throughout the world’s tropics by the Spanish and Portuguese.
• The major guava producing countries are South Asian countries, the Hawaii Islands Cuba and India.
• In India it is grown in 1.30 lakh hectares in Uttar Pradesh (largest area and production), Bihar, M.P, Maharastra and Andhra Pradesh.