EXPERT SYSTEM ON POMEGRANATE

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