Tropical and subtropical fruits (2+1)

Harvesting and Yield

Harvesting

• At maturity with a slight colour change at the base of fruit.
• The lowest eyelets have orange yellow colour and flattened. The bracts becomes loose & brown.
• The fruits should be harvested along with 5-7 cm stalk on full maturity because it is non-climacteric fruit
Yield

• The yield from a plant population of 350000-40000 per hectare is about 40-50 tonnes and that from a plant population of 43000-50000 per hectare normally varies between 50 and 60 tonnes.