Introduction of wood apple farming:- wood apple is one of the edible fruits native to india and parts of bangladesh, pakistan, sri lanka and southeast asia east to java. these fruits are grown throughout india and can be cultivated along both peninsulas of the country.. There are over 150 species of timber which are produced in india.following are the chief varieties of timber (trees)which are used for engineering purposes in india which implies life is better due to the presence of this wood in india:. Both in tree and in fruit, the custard apple, annona reticulata l., in india, the ripening fruits must be covered with bags or nets to avoid damage from fruit bats. custard apple wood is yellow, rather soft, fibrous but durable, moderately close-grained, with a specific gravity of 0.650..
Wood apple grows in abundance throughout india’s drier regions and is cultivated along both peninsulas of the country. along with arid conditions, the fruit requires monsoons to thrive. wood apples grow along the plains in the north, south, east and central areas of india.. In some parts of the world, this fruit is called elephant apple because it is a favorite food of elephants, while in other areas, it gets the name wood apple because of its hard wooden shell. it is considered sacred by hindus and is widely cultivated and eaten in india .. The wood-apple, feronia limonia swingle (syns. f. elephantum correa; limonia acidissima l.; schinus limonia l.) is the only species of its genus, in the family rutaceae. besides wood-apple, it may be called elephant apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit, kath bel and other dialectal names in india..
