Fruits:

 

              Banana is one of the most important major fruit crops grown in India . In respect of area it ranks second and first in production only after mango in this country. India leads the world in banana production .In India Tamil Nadu leads in the production of bananas.

The edible banana is believed to have originated in hot tropical regions of south East Asia. India is believed to be one of the centres of origin of banana.

 

 

           Mango the national fruit of india is juicy stone edible fruit. The majority of this species are found in nature as wild mangoes. The mango is native to south and Southeast Asia

India is the largest producer of mangoes ,it accounts for less than 1% of the international mango trade. India consumes most of its production.

 

 

               Grape is grown from temperate to warm region, however hot and dry climate is the deal. Indian grapes comes in varied characteristics namely coloured,white, seeded,unseeded , large and small berries.

The major grape growing states are Maharashtra , Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, TamilNadu,Punjab,Haryana ,Rajasthan. Maharashtra ranks first in  the production accounting 82.5% of total production in the country.

 

 

              Papaya is a tropical fruit having commercial importance because of its high nutritive and medicinal value.papaya cultivation had its origin in South Mexico and Costa Rica . A well drained upland is selected for papaya cultivation .

The mostly cultivated states are Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka,gujarat, West Bengal,Assam, kerala,Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra .

 

 

                  Pineapple is one of the commercially important fruit crops if India . India is the fifth largest producer of pineapple. Pineapple is known for its taste and it is used as flavour in many foods.

The major pineapple producing states are Assam,Meghalaya , Tripura ,Manipur West Bengal,kerala , Karnataka and Goa.