17 Nov Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.): A New cash crop in India
रसभरी या केप करौदा: भारत में एक नई नकदी फसल Introduction and adaptations of new crops contribute to an increase in diversity of agricultural systems. It offers new opportunity and alternatives to farmers and markets. New crops can result in an increase of income for farmers. The Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.) करौदा is a new herbaceous crop which comes under minor fruit. The genus Physalis, of the family Solanaceae, contains around more than 100 species of annual and perennial herbs. Several species of Physalis are grown for their edible fruits like, P. peruviana L. (Cape gooseberry) , P. pruinosa L. (strawberry tomato), or P. ixocarpa Brot. (husk tomato). This crop can be grown successfully in kitchen garden. In India, Cape gooseberry grown ‘throughout the plains and hills. In temperate region it grow as a annul while in tropical and subtropical grow as perennial due to absence of frost. It is also called golden berry, teparee, tiparee, makowi, poha, uchuba etc. Gooseberry reaches 2 to 3 ft (1.6 - 0.9 m) in height but occasionally may attain 6 ft (1.8) m. Cape gooseberry can also be grown as an intercrop with other fruit crops. The Cape gooseberry fruits are cherry size, golden-yellow, like a small globe and is deliciously sweet. The fruit type is berry with the diameter about 12.5 to...