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Custard Apple Plant is an excellent houseplant having edible fruit and is a well-growing plant. This plant is categorized under tree crop, fruit crop, and outdoor plant. COMMON NAME: Custard Apple SCIENTIFIC NAME: Annona squamosa FAMILY: Annonaceae SOIL: Most suitable to grow clay loam and sandy loam soil ORIGIN: Tropical America PLANT HEIGHT: 5 to 8 inches – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Custard Apple Plant


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Custard apple
The custard apple is also known as sethapazham.
It is a type of aggregate fruit, and it has a
sweet aroma, comes with a different flavor.
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Custard apple
Fruit is an irregular shape, light green color
with more segments, and soft creamy, and sweet
flesh. It is an edible, delicious, and tasty
fruit.
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Annona reticulata
Annona reticulata is the scientific name of the
custard apple plant it belongs to the Annonaceae
family.
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- These flowers blossom between spring to summer.
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- Three to four years once to bear fruit.
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- Arranged in oppositely, leathery, dark green to
woolly green and simple leaf.
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- Love to grow in organically rich well draining
soil or Good organic potting mix.
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- It needs deep-level watering at regular
intervals. Ensure regular irrigations at 10 to 15
days interval. In January Leaf fall may take
place due to low winter temperature. Ensure
regular irrigations at 10 to 15 days interval. In
February Irrigate the plants at 7 to 10 days
interval regularly.
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Sun-lover plants like to grow in direct sunlight
for at least 8-12 hours.
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- Sun-lover plants like to grow in direct
sunlight for at least 8-12 hours.
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- After harvesting prune damaged branches and
shoots. Improve fruit production and encourage
plant growth.
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- Improper management causes pest attacks like
aphids and mealybugs.
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- Spray neem oil or panchagavya in diluted form
and eliminate pest attacks in the plant.
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- Apply organic manure like cow manure, citrus
fertilizer, and vermicompost. To amend the soil,
supply nutrients, and make the plant healthy.
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- Between August to October.
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Benefit It has excellent sources of vitamins
B6, C, and A and rich in good fiber and dietary
content. Fruit can be eaten raw and prepared
with juice, and ice cream and cooked into
sauce. Dried fruits, bark, or leaves are used
for traditional medicine purposes.
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Thankyou
www.santhionlineplants.com Phone 91 63844 11222
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