Annona squamosa, Linn. Family: Annonaceae Common Name: Custard apple ------------------------------------------------- Telugu Name: Sitaphal
Fruiting: Fruits ripen in September to December. Morphology of the Fruit/Seed: Carpels united into a large fleshy fruit, 5 to 10 cm diameter, warty, greyish black when ripe. Seeds numerous, embedded in a sweet pulp: Seeds oblong and brownish black. Seed Collection and Storage: Ripe fruits are collected in September. Seeds are cleaned off their pulp and dried in the sun. Seeds do not retain their viability long. Seed Biology:
Pretreatment: Not required. Nursery Technique: Seedlings can be raised by putting the seeds in polythene bags. Germination takes place within 8 to 10 days. Watering is to be done regularly and one year old seedling is planted.
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