Classification of Fruits

Harrem KhalidIAGS

Punjab University

Apple

• Dicot• Temperate• Moderately developed• Simple fruit (pome)• Seasonal flowering• Climacteric• Drought sensitive• Highly salt sensitive• Loamy• Soil pH (7.2-8.0)

Apricot

• Dicot• Temperate• Simple fruit (drupe)• Climacteric• Sandy• Soil pH (6.0-7.0)

Avocado

• Dicot• Mediterranean and sub tropical• Simple fruit (berry)• Climacteric• Drought sensitive• Highly salt sensitive• Sandy loam• Soil pH (6.0-6.8)

BANANA

• Monocot• Tropical• Shrub like• Simple fruit (berry)• Climacteric• Day neutral• Moderately shade tolerant• Drought sensitive• Poor salt tolerant• Loamy• Soil pH (6.0-6.8)

Black Berry• Rosacea family• Aggregate fruit (Not true berry)• Rambler• Tolerate sandy soil• Slightly acidic• Temperate region• Moderate tolerant to shade• Sensitive to salt tolerance• Lateral buds are formed• 5o g weight category • Vitamin K & C• Short day crop• Moderately drought tolerance

Blue Berry• Perennial plant• Temperate region• Shrub• True berry• Ericaceae family• Climacteric• Seasonal flowering• 4.5 – 5.0 pH• Moderate tolerant to shade• Sensitive to salt tolerance• Moderately drought tolerance• Long day crop• 50 g weight category• Flower buds terminal• 30 – 70 years life

Black current• Sensitive to salt tolerance• Shrub• Perennial • Grossuleriaceae family• Berry• Temperate region• Long day crop• Lateral buds on stems• Sandy or heavy loam• pH 6• 70 years life• Medium drought tolerant• Highly shade tolerant• Loamy/clayey soil• 50 g weight category • Non-climacteric• Seasonal flowering

BOYSEN BERRY• Rosacea family• Not true berry• Aggregate fruit• Perennial plant• Rambler• Tolerate sandy soil• Slightly acidic• Temperate region• Moderate tolerant to shade• Sensitive to salt tolerance• Lateral buds are formed• 5o g weight category • Vitamin K & C• Short day crop• Moderately drought tolerance

Cherry

• Sensitive to salt tolerance• Shrub• Perennial • Grossuleriaceae family• Berry• Temperate region• Hardy plant• Long day crop• Lateral buds on stems• Sandy or heavy loam• pH 6• 70 years life• Medium drought tolerant• Highly shade tolerant• Loamy/clayey soil• 50 g weight category • Non-climacteric• Seasonal flowering

Cantaloupe

• Dicot• Tropical fruit• Vine• Simple fruit• Seasonal flowering• Climacteric fruit• Long day• Highly shade sensitive• Sandy or light soil• pH6.5-7.5• Fruit size 500gm-5kg

Canary melon

• Dicot• Tropical fruit• Trailing or vine like• Simple fruit• Seasonal flowering• Climacteric fruit• Long day• Shade sensitive• pH 6-7.5

Grapes• It is a dicot plant.• Family Vitaceae• Ecologically it is sub tropical and warm temperate fruit.• It is a vine.• It is simple fruit/ berry.• It has gregarious flowering habit.• It is short day plant.• It is moderately shade tolerance plant.• It is drought tolerant.• It is highly salt tolerant plant.• Grows best in loamy soil.• It is moderately tolerant to acidic condition (pH: 5-6)• On the basis of longevity, it can remain 100 years or more.• The size of fruit is very light (50g).• Nutritionally it is rich in vitamin C.• It is non climateric fruit.

Guava• It is a dicot plant.• Family myrtaceae.• It is grown in tropical and sub-tropical regions.• Moderately develop stem.• It is simple fruit/berry.• Seasonal flowering.• It is day neutral plant.• It is highly shade sensitive.• It is moderately drought tolerant.• It is highly salt tolerant.• Heavy clay to light sandy soil.• It can tolerate both acidic and alkalinity condition (pH range is 4.5 acidic to 8.5

basic).• On the basis of longitivity, it remains 20-40 years.• Fruit size is medium light (100-250g)• Nutritionally,it is rich in vitamen C.• It is a climacteric fruit.

Grape fruit• It is a dicot plant.• Family Rutaceae• It grows in subtropical areas.• It is a shrub like plant.• It is simple fruit/hespiridium.• It has seasonal flowering.• It is day neutral plant.• It is highly shade sensitive plant.• It is highly drought tolerance plant.• Highly salt sensitive plant.• Grows best in loamy soil.• It can tolerate moderately acidic and alkaline condition (pH 5-8).• On the basis of longivity it remais 20-40 years.• Fruit size is 250-500g.• Rich in vitamen C content.• Non-climateric fruit.

Honeydew• It is eudicot.• Family cucurbitaceas.• It grows in tropical and sub-tropical regions.• It is a vine.• It is a pepo.• It has seasonal flowering habit.• It is long day plant• It is shade sensitive plant.• Sensitive to drought.• Moderately salt tolerant.• Grows best in loamy soil.• Require pH 6-6.5• On the basis of longevity, it can remain 1 year.• Fruit size is 1800-3600g.• Non-climateric fruit.• Wonderful source of vitamin C.

Huckle Berry• It is eudicot plant (eudicot: less specilaized dicot)• Family Eraceae• It belongs to temperate region.• They are ramblers.• They are simple fruits/berry(pepo).• It has gregarious flowering habit.• It is day neutral plant.• They are moderatly shade tolerance plants.• It is highly sensitive to drought.• They are highly salt sensitive.• Grow best in loamy soil.• They are highly acid loving plants (pH 4-5.5).• On the basis of longivity it remains 1000 years• Fruit size is 50g.• Rich in vitamen C content.• It is climacteric fruit.

Jack fruit•  It is eudicot.• Family Moraceae.• Tropical climte.• It has highly modified stem.• It is a fleshy multiple fruit.• Ever flowering plant.• It is day neutral plant.• It is shade sensitive.• moderately drought tolerant• Moderately salt tolerant.• Grow best in sandy soil.• pH 5-7.5• Longevity, is 50 to 100 years.• Fruit size is 15000 to 40000g.• It is climateric food.• Rich in carbohydrate.

Lemon

• Dicot• Sub tropical• Shrub simple fruit

(hesperidium)• Evergreen• Non Climacteric• Deep sandy loam + clayey loam• Moderately tolerant• Fruit weight 50-100 g

Litchi

• Dicot• Tropical and subtropical• Moderately developed stem• Simple fruit(drupe)• Seasonal flowering• Non Climacteric• Sandy + loamy + clayey• pH 5.5-6.8• Poor salt tolerance• Drought sensitive• Longevity 50-100 yrs• Fruit weight 50 g

Lime

• Dicot• Sub tropical• Shrub• Simple fruit(hesperidium)• Thorny and Evergreen• Non Climacteric• Highly shade sensitive• Deep sandy loam + clayey loam• pH 5.5-8.5• Fruit weight 50-100 g

Loquat

• Dicot• Sub tropical• Simple fruit (pome)• Non Climacteric• Sandy loam + heavy clay• Ph 5.5-6.8• Medium salt tolerance• Moderately drought tolerant• Fruit weight 50 g

Mulberry

• Dicot• Temperate• Semi shrub branches• Multiple fruit• Non-climacteric• Short day• Highly salt tolerant• Clayey• Soil pH <5.0

Mango• Dicot tropical• Highly developed• Simple fruit• Non seasonal• Climacteric fruit• Short day• Highly shade sensitive• Loamy• pH 6-6.8• Highly salt sensitive• Moderately drought tolerant• 50-100 yrs longevity• 250-500 g weight

Nectarine

• Dicot temperate• Shrub like tree• Simple fruit• Climacteric fruit• Highly shade sensitive• Heavy soil + sandy loam• pH 6.5-7.0• Poor salt tolerance

Rock melon

• Dicot• Tropical fruit• Vine like plant• Simple fruit (pepo/berry)• Climacteric fruit• Long day• Highly shade sensitive• Fruit weight 0.5kg-5kg

Water melon• Dicot• Tropical fruit• Vine like• Simple fruit(pepo)• Seasonal flowering• Climacteric fruit• Long day plant• Partial shade sensitive• Drought sensitive• Moderately salt tolerance• Sandy or light soil• Ph 6.5-7.5• Fruit weight 5000gm