purple passion Tag

21 Oct

Posted at 06:39h in Miscellaneous

दार्जिलिंग हिमालय क्षेत्र में कृष्‍णा फलों का विश्लेषण Passion fruit (कृष्‍णा फल), a high value foreign exchange earning fruit crop rich in appreciable quantities of vitamin A, B, C with medicinal value, is mostly grown at an altitude of 800-1500 m above mean sea level. The cultivation of passion fruit is mostly restricted to few of the North Eastern states and hilly regions of South India. It has a very good scope of commercial cultivation in the Darjeeling Himalayan Regions of West Bengal particularly Kalimpong and Kurseong subdivisions. This will help the small farmers to improve their economic condition that ultimately leads to overall prosperity of this region.  Darjeeling Krishi Vigyan Kendra will provide...

13 May

Posted at 08:36h in Crop Cultivation

भारत में कृष्‍णा फल यानि‍ पैशन फ्रुट की खेती की तकनीक। Passion fruit, a native of tropical America, is known for its exotic and unique flavor and aroma as well as for nutritional and medicinal properties. It is mainly grown in Brazil, Ecuador, Columbia, Australia, South Africa, Kenya and Sri lanka. In India, passion fruit is cultivated in some of areas of Nilgiri hill region, Karnataka and north eastern states like Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya. It is used primarily for fresh consumption and processed products like juice, squash, jams and jellies. It is also used as a flavouring agent in ice cream.  It belongs to family Passifloraceae containing 12 genera and 550...