About the Book: Arid Zone: Fruits Crops
Fruits are a significant source of both money generating and dietary security.
With an annual production of approximately 50 million tonnes from an area of
about 4.0 million hectares, the nation ranks second in terms of fruit production
after China. The amount of fruits that are needed to meet nutritional
recommendations for our expanding population is not readily available, though.
Lack of enough yield from the current area under cultivation and poor
post-harvest management in various fruit crops are the main causes of the
requisite quantity of fruits not being available. The information on 23 of these
highly developed fruit