Central Institutions
1. Central Institute of Arid Horticulture (CIAH) - Bikaner, Rajasthan
2. Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture (CITH) - Srinagar, Jammu Kashmir
3. Central Plantation Crop Research Institute (CPCRI) - Kasargod, Kerala
4. Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
5. Central Tuber Crop Research Institute (CTCRI) - Trivendrum, Kerala
6. Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA) - Hyderabad
7. Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR) - Varanasi, UP
8. Indian Institute of Soil Science (IISS) - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
9. Indian Insititute of Spice Research (IISR) - Calicut, Kerala
10. Indian Institute of Horticulture Research (IIHR) - Bangalore
11. Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) - Ludhiana, Punjab
12. National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) - Pusa, New Delhi
13. Central Institute for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants(CIMAP) - Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
14. Asian Vegetable Research and Development Centre(AVRDC) - Taiwan
15. International Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) - Hyderabad
Type of Fruit and Edible Portion of some common fruits
Fruit Type of Fruit Edible Part
Apple, Pear Pome Fleshy Thalamus
Banana Berry Mesocarp and Endocarp
Citrus Hesperidium Juicy placental Hairs
Mango Drupe Mesocarp
Papaya Berry Mesocarp
Strawberry Etaerio of achenes Succulent Thalamus
Pomegranate Balausta Juicy outer Coat of the seed(Arils)
Pineapple Sorosis Fleshy Thalamus
Jack Fruit Sorosis Bract, Perianth and seeds
Custard apple Etaerio of berries Fleshy pericarp
Cashewnut Nut Peduncle and Cotyledon
Coconut Fibrous Drupe Endosperm
Date palm One seed berry Pericarp
Grape Berry Periacarp and Placentae
Fig Syconus Fleshy receptacle
Bael, Wood Amphisarca Succulent Placentae
Apple, Mangosteen, Berry Mesocarp
Sapota
Jamun Drupe Epicarp and Mesocarp
Carambola, Berry Aril
Rambutan
Karonda Berry Epicarp, Mesocarp
Methods of propagation for different Fruit crops
Method of propagation Fruit Crops
Soft wood grafting - Cashewnut
Hard Wood cutting - Pomegranate, Grape, Fig, Karonda
In-situ Softwood grafting - Wood apple
Veneer grafting - Mango
Tongue grafting - Peach, Pear, Plum
Inarching - Custard apple, Mango, Jack Fruit
Suckers and slip - Pineapple
Sword sucker - Banana
Off shoot - Date palm
Seed - Coconut, Karonda, Papaya, Phalsa
Patch budding - Bael, Walnut
Ring and T-budding - Ber, Mandarin, Pear, Peach
Shield and Patch budding - Jamun
Layering and T-budding - Avocado, Grape fruit
Air layering - Lemon, Litchi and Loquat
Epithets Fruits
● King of fruits - Manago (Bathroom Fruit)
● Queen of fruits - Mangosteen
● King of Nuts - Walnut
● Queen of Nuts - Peanut
● King of Spices - Black Pepper
● Queen of Spices - Small Cardamom
● King of Temperate fruits - Apple
● King of Arid fruits - Ber (poor man's Fruit)
● Queen of beverage Crops - Tea
● Emblem of United Nations - Olive
● Food of God - Cocoa
● Butter fruit - Avocado
● Kalpavriksha - Coconut
● Five corner fruit - Carambola (star fruit)
Banana: Apple of paradise, Tree of Wisdom, Adams of Fig, Tree of paradise
Kiwi: China's miracle, Chinese gooseberry, Horticulture wonder of New zealand, National symbol of New zealand
Cashew: Gold mine of waste land, Dollar earning crop, Plough Crop
