Question: Which of the following fruit is highly drought tolerant? (Agriculture Supervisor 2021)
Options:
(a) Grapes
(b) Pomegranate
(c) Guava
(d) Mango
🔑Key Points:
-Drought tolerance: When plants can sustain low water levels for a few weeks to months.
-Examples: Jujube, Dragon fruit, pomegranate, Grapes, fig
-Pomegranate
-It is a shrub that can be trained as a small tree.
-It is drought tolerant but produces a better crop when irrigated regularly.
-It is extensively cultivated in arid and semi-arid regions.
-They only require water one time a week.
-Drought tolerance: When plants can sustain low water levels for a few weeks to months.
-Examples: Jujube, Dragon fruit, pomegranate, Grapes, fig
-Pomegranate
-It is a shrub that can be trained as a small tree.
-It is drought tolerant but produces a better crop when irrigated regularly.
-It is extensively cultivated in arid and semi-arid regions.
-They only require water one time a week.
🔴Additional information::
ï‚· Grapes
-Scientific Name: Vitis vinifera
-Family: Vitaceae
ï‚· Pomegranate
-Scientific Name: Punica granatum
-Family: Lythraceae (Note: Lathraceae should be corrected to Lythraceae)
ï‚· Guava
-Scientific Name: Psidium guajava
-Family: Myrtaceae
ï‚· Mango
-Scientific Name: Mangifera indica
-Family: Anacardiaceae