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Fruits > Pomegranate
> Area Under Cultivation
Pomegranates are commercial cultivated in Solapur,
Sangli, Nashik, Ahmednagar, Pune, Dhule, Aurangabad,
Satara, Osmanabad and Latur districts (Maharashtra);
Bijapur and Bagalkot Districts (Karnataka) and
to a smaller extent in Gujarat; Rajasthan; Uttar
Pradesh; Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Botanical Name:
Punica granatum
Family :
Punicaceae
Plant Discription
: It is a small deciduous tree attaining
2 to 6 m in height having oblong or ovate leaves
with a shining surface. The fruits are borne terminally
on short spurs arising from mature shoots.
Centre of Origin
: Iran and adjoining countries Pollination
System : Cross pollinated
Chromosome No.
: 2n=16,18
Nutritional Levels
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