|
Name and family |
Tree characters |
Major constituents of the fruits (per cent) |
Fruiting season |
Fruit quality |
Yield |
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|
Juice |
Moisture |
T.S.S. |
Acidity |
Total sugars |
Reducing sugars |
Non-reducing sugars |
Tannins |
Pectin |
Vitamin C (mg per 100 g) |
Protein |
Total minerals (Ash) |
Phosphorus |
Potassium |
Calcium |
Magnesium |
Iron |
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|
Opuntia dillenii Haw. (Cactaceae) |
Succulent shrub |
- |
78.5 |
10.8 |
6.36 |
5.41 |
5.41 |
- |
0.11 |
0.24 |
10.38 |
0.45 |
0.757 |
0.025 |
0.458 |
0.242 |
0.288 |
0.007 |
November to February |
Fair to Good |
2.5 kg. Per bush |
|
Phoenix sylvestris Roxb. (Palmae) |
Unbranched dioecious tree |
- |
66.7 |
18.42 |
- |
18.42 |
18.38 |
0.04 |
- |
0.51 |
9.42 |
1.12 |
3.261 |
0.042 |
0.549 |
0.139 |
0.006 |
0.007 |
From the first week of June to the middle of July |
Good |
7 kg. |
|
Physalis minima Linn. (Solanaceae) |
Small, delicate annual |
61.4 |
76.7 |
12.5 |
1.84 |
5.97 |
3.00 |
2.81 |
0.64 |
0.52 |
24.45 |
2.75 |
1.216 |
0.108 |
0.613 |
0.024 |
0.056 |
0.006 |
From the middle of August to the end of November |
Good |
545 g. |
|
Prunus armeniaca Linn. (Amygdalaceae) |
Deciduous spreading tree |
- |
58.5 |
17.2 |
1.34 |
6.30 |
6.25 |
0.05 |
- |
2.52 |
9.95 |
0.67 |
2.452 |
0.083 |
0.996 |
0.042 |
0.033 |
0.010 |
From the middle of May to the first week of June |
Fair to Good |
47.5 kg. |
|
Prunus persica Batsch. (Amygdalaceae) |
Medium sized deciduous tree |
- |
68.2 |
16.1 |
1.72 |
5.20 |
2.40 |
2.66 |
- |
- |
2.30 |
2.00 |
1.634 |
0.057 |
0.566 |
0.038 |
0.034 |
0.009 |
From the first to the last week of October |
Fair to Good |
36.5 kg. |
|
Punica granatum Linn. (Punicaceae) |
Erect, deciduous spreading shrub or tree |
64.8 |
69.5 |
15.5 |
5.53 |
10.01 |
8.87 |
1.08 |
9.33 (in rind) |
0.06 |
36.62 |
2.57 |
1.491 |
0.104 |
0.473 |
0.031 |
0.132 |
0.005 |
August and September |
Fair to Good |
32.4 kg. |
|
Pyrus pashia Buch. And Ham. (Rosaceae) |
Tall, thorny open headed tree |
- |
62.0 |
31.0 |
0.97 |
6.85 |
6.79 |
0.04 |
0.42 |
0.38 |
1.22 |
3.68 |
0.988 |
0.026 |
0.475 |
0.061 |
0.027 |
0.006 |
From the first week of November to the end of December |
Poor |
45.5 kg. |
|
Pyrus serotina Rehd. (Rosaceae) |
Medium sized deciduous tree |
- |
72.5 |
19.0 |
1.41 |
4.88 |
4.88 |
- |
0.32 |
0.92 |
0.61 |
3.16 |
0.884 |
0.014 |
0.271 |
0.027 |
0.017 |
0.005 |
From the first to last week of October |
Fair to Good |
83.0 kg. |
|
Rubus ellipticus Smith (Rosaceae) |
Evergreen prickly shrub |
64.0 |
83.5 |
16.6 |
1.47 |
10.93 |
9.57 |
1.33 |
0.21 |
0.49 |
4.54 |
1.06 |
0.527 |
0.046 |
0.153 |
0.046 |
0.051 |
0.003 |
From the second week of May to the middle of June |
Excellent |
754 g. |
|
Rubus niveus Thunb. (Rosaceae) |
Deciduous prickly shrub |
58.5 |
83.1 |
11.30 |
2.01 |
7.81 |
7.81 |
- |
- |
- |
3.79 |
1.35 |
0.769 |
0.04 |
0.137 |
0.058 |
0.068 |
0.007 |
From the middle of June to the end of July |
Excellent |
657 g. |
|
Vitis himalayana Br. (Vitaceae) |
Deciduous climbing vine |
49.8 |
75.7 |
18.00 |
1.27 |
8.60 |
6.69 |
1.82 |
- |
- |
12.19 |
2.86 |
0.437 |
0.071 |
0.413 |
0.122 |
0.099 |
0.007 |
From the middle of October to the middle of November |
Fair |
750 g. |
|
Vitis lanata Roxb. (Vitaceae) |
Large woody climber |
51.6 |
72.7 |
16.8 |
2.38 |
13.02 |
11.92 |
1.04 |
- |
- |
2.09 |
1.03 |
2.211 |
0.043 |
0.419 |
0.131 |
0.092 |
0.005 |
From July to the middle of August |
Good |
18.5 kg. |
|
Zizyphus jujuba Mill. (Rhamnaceae) |
Small spinous tree or bush |
- |
68.0 |
- |
3.92 |
8.68 |
6.73 |
1.85 |
1.32 |
1.72 |
2.57 |
2.56 |
1.381 |
0.069 |
0.583 |
0.083 |
0.065 |
0.006 |
From the first week of December to the end of December |
Inferior |
9.5 kg. |