Question: Botanical name of sapota is
Options:
Litchi chinensis
Ananas comosus
Manilkara zapota
Vitis vinifera
🔑 Key Points
→ Sapota (Manilkara zapota) belongs to the family Sapotaceae.
🌎 Centre of Origin
→ Tropical America
🍬 Fruit Characteristics
→ The fruit contains 15 – 20% digestible sugar.
🌴 Climacteric and Tropical Fruit Crop
→ It is a climacteric and tropical fruit crop.
🌱 Soil Requirements
→ Requires soil pH 6 – 8.
🌳 Normal Spacing
→ Normal spacing is 10 × 10 m in square system, accommodating 100 plants/ha.