- The sapote belongs to
the family Sapotaceae, the same family as the sapodilla (Manilkara
zapota van Royen) which has also been called sapote, zapote, or zapote
chico to distinguish it from the larger fruit.
- The sapote occurs
naturally at low elevations from southern Mexico to northern Nicaragua.
It is much cultivated and possibly also naturalized up to 2,000 ft (600
m) and occasionally found up to 5,000 ft (1,500 m) throughout Central
America and tropical South America.
- The nutrient
requirement of sapota is high, as it is an evergreen tree in continuous
state of growth and fruiting.
- The fruits are highly
perishable and can be stored under ordinary condition for a period of
7-8 days after harvesting. At a storage temperature of 200 C, the
storage life can be increased for a period of 21-25 days by removing
ethylene and adding 5-10% CO2 to storage atmosphere.
- The fruit is a good
source of digestible sugar (15-20%) and an appreciable source of
protein, fat, fibre and minerals (Ca, P and Fe.) Sapota pulp is used for
making sweets and halwas. It is also an ingredient of fruit salads and
milk shakes. The milky latex secreted by unripe sapota fruits , known as
chuckle forms the base for making chicklet and chewing gum.
- The sapote is credited
with sustaining Cortez and his army in their historic march from Mexico
City to Honduras. The fruit is of such importance to the Indians of
Central America and Mexico that they usually leave this tree standing
when clearing land for coffee plantations or other
purposes.
- India is the second
largest producer of Fruits after China, with a production of 44.04
million tonnes of fruits from an area of 3.72 million hectares . A large
variety of fruits are grown in India, of which mango, banana, citrus,
guava, grape, pineapple and apple are the major ones.
- India is considered to
be the largest producer of sapota in the world. It is mainly cultivated
in the coastal areas of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala,
Uttar Pradesh, west Bengal, Punjab and Haryana.
- The fruit is mostly
consumed indigenously. Export constituted only a very minor fraction of
production, 0.2% in 2001-02. Low volume export of sapota is due to
non-ideal post harvest practices, transport procedures, lack of proper
storage facilities, outdated handling practices.
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General
Information
- Sapote
- Sapodilla
- Tropical Plant
Chupa-Chupa
- Sapota Varieties
- Pouteria Fruits for the
Future
Growth and
Cultivation
- Sapodilla Growing in
the Florida Home Landscape
- Area Under
Cultivation
- Planting
- Irrigation
- Manuring &
Fertilization
- Propagation
- Soil &
Climate
- Manuring
- Harvesting
Species and Its
Cultivation
- Sapota zapotilla
Coville
- Black Sapote
- Pouteria viridis
- Pouteria sapota
- Calocarpum
mammosum
- Calocarpum
sapota
- Manilkara zapota
Properties
Patent and Technology
- Extracts from Plant and
Non-Plant Biomass and Uses Thereof
- Method for Extracting
Polyisoprenes from Plants
- Process for the
Production of Alcohol
- Technology Assessment,
Refinement and Transfer
- Post Harvest
Technology
Applications
- Total, insoluble and
soluble dietary fiber contents of Indian fruits
- Food Preparation
- Mamey sapote: fruit used for ice cream
- Pouteria
sapota Uses
- Tropical Fruit Wine
Making
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Market and
Report
- Sustaining and
expanding Horticultural Revolution
- Demand
for grown up plants on the rise
- Host Status of Mamey
Sapote, Pouteria Sapota to the West Indian Fruit Fly
- Indian Sapota Tree
Rubber
- Detailed Project Report
on Development of Modern Terminal Market for Fruits & Vegetable at
Nagpur
- Evergreen tree
- Sapota-Beauty is skin
deep
- High-yielding sapota with compact canopy
- Horticulture Work Plan
2002-03
- Large
sapota variety for arid tracts
Project
- A Model Bankable
Project of Sapota
- Project Costs &
Returns
- Target & Outlay
with Release of Maharashtra for 2006-07
- Agriculture
Department
- National Horticulture
Mission 2005-06
Nursery and
Suppliers
- Pine Island
Nursery
- Raun Harman
- Suppliers of
Sapota
- Sapota Exporters
- Indian Suppliers of
Sapota
- Directory of Indian
Sapota Exporters
Pest Control and
Management
- Pest and Disease
Management on Organic Farms
- Diseases
- Intercultural
Operations
- Pests
- Sapote Fruit Fly
- Florida Crop/Pest
Management Profile: Mamey Sapote and Sapodilla
Production and
Guidelines
- A Potential Crop For
Subtropical Climates
- Horticulture
- Area and Production of
Fruits
- Production
Guidelines
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