Passion Fruit Farming:
The passion fruit is one of the oldest fruit grown since centuries and this fruit belongs to the family of "Passifloraceae". The passion fruit is native to Brazil and in India, it is grown in the parts of Western Ghats (Coorg, Nilgiris, Kodaikanal, Malabar, Wynad and Shevroys). This fruit is commercially cultivated in Himachal Pradesh and the eastern states of India like Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland. Due to its aroma and flavouring property, this fruit is used to produce a quality squash along with excellent nutritious juice. The passion fruit juice is used in preparation of ice creams, cakes and pies. The passion fruits are nearly round to oval shape and this tree vines are perennial, shallow rooted, woody and climbing by means of tendrils. In the hills of north eastern India, the passion fruit tree leaves are used as a vegetable and tenders leaves are used for medicinal purpose. This fruit is mainly consumed as a juice rather than fresh table fruit..Continue to Read Here.
