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Sapota, popularly known in India as chiku Hindi name. In India chiku is cultivated for fruits which are liked all over the country. The sapota fruit is a fleshy berry, variable in shape, size and weight (75-150g). The skin is thin, rusty brown, somewhat scurfy...

The important and widely adopted Sapota varieties in India are Kali Patli and Cricket Ball (Calcutta Large). The other varieties in India are pili patti, Bangalore, Baramati, Dwarapudi, and Chhatri, etc. Sapota varieties in India  Cricket Ball: Also called 'Calcutta Large' bears large round fruits....

Chikoo Sapota is native to Mexico and other native countries of South America. Sapota is commonly known as Chiku and it is mainly cultivated in India. Sapota is mainly used for the production of latex which is used for the preparation of chewing gums. In...

Sapota Plant Chikoo or Sapota is a delicious tropical fruit that belongs to the Sapotaceae family that goes with the scientific name Manilkara zapota. Sapota fruit has a grainy texture and a mildly musky flavor. The soft fleshy Sapota fruit is scooped out to make smoothies, delectable...

To plant the Sapodilla tree(sapota tree) , select a healthy tree from a nearby nursery that looks insect free and strong. Select a large pot for this. In the container, make a hole equal to 3 times the length of the root ball. Make the...

Sapota crop is propagated by vegetative methods such as air layering or gootee layering, grafting and budding. Best season for Sapota tree plantation: Chikoo tree Planting can be done in any season provided irrigation facilities are available. Grafts are usually planted at the beginning of...

Sapota Plant care is not difficult but does require vigilance. The sapota vines need to be trained early when they are young. You may use sapota plant ties or just weave them through trellis sections. Fertilize the Chikoo plant in spring just before new growth...

Sapota plants are almost insect resistant but it is compulsory to save them from the cold. There are some insects that trouble sapota such as caterpillars, Banana spotting bugs. This problem can be tackled by pesticide spraying and there are no major diseases of Sapota,...

Sapota trees may be propagated by chiku seed or vegetatively. Seeds must be planted within 3 weeks of harvesting from the fruit, and seedlings may begin to bear in 7 to 8 years. Sapota varieties in India do not come true to seed and should...

Sapota Plant care is not difficult but does require vigilance. The sapota vines need to be trained early when they are young. You may use sapota plant ties or just weave them through trellis sections. Fertilize the Chikoo plant in spring just before new growth...

At the time of chiku planting in the hole, just enough to combine the root ball of the grafted plant should be dug in the center of the pit. The chiku tree grafts are planted in the hole in such a way that the graft...

Chik00 (sapota) is a tropical fruit. It has an uncanny resemblance to a kiwifruit in skin texture and color, except the chikoo is slightly larger and without the hairy feel, but rough. The rounder variety does not look like kiwi fruit except for the color....