Tropical and subtropical fruits (2+1)

Climate and Soil

Climate

• It is a sub-tropical fruit, high Relative Humidity is desirable, while hot winds are not favourable for this plant.
  
• However, the rain fall during flowering reduces fruit set. Successfully grown up to an elevation of 1000m from Mean Sea Level.
  
• The maximum temperature during the flowering period varies from 210C to 380C.
Soil

• It can be grown on a wide range of soils i.e, acidic to alkaline soils.
• Acidic soils produce good quality fruits.
• The pH range is 5.5-7.0 with adequate soil depth.