Tropical and subtropical fruits (2+1)

Harvesting and Yield

Harvesting

• It is a climacteric fruit; harvesting is done by cutting the fruit along with stalk after developing sweet and good flavour.
• Change in fruit colour from green to light yellow, harvesting is done by cutting off the stalk carrying the fruits
Yield

• An 15 year old tree yields about 250 fruits, the individual fruit may weigh from 1kg to about 20 kg.
Storage

• Fruits are stored for 2-3 months at 50C with 85-90% relative humidity and 1 week under room temperature.