PLANT NAME: JACKFRUIT
Scientific Name: Artocarpus heterophyllus
Variety: Byrachandra
Salient Features:
A superior jack fruit selection found producing fruits year round. The fruits are medium sized , elongated, greenish-yellow colored, contain very thin skin, very little threads inside and gum(latex) content is almost nil. The bulbs are very orange colored medium, oblong, thick wall with a small seed. The taste and flavor are superb. The bulbs are extremely crispy, firm and free from fibre.
Season: Almost throughout the year
Uses & Health benefits:
- Good source of vitamin C, potassium, dietary fiber, and other important vitamins and minerals.
- Research suggests that compounds in the flesh, seeds, and other parts of the plant may have the potential to treat or prevent a number of health issues Jackfruit is a popular meat substitute.
Soil and climate:
Deep well drained soil is necessary for jack cultivation. Soil pH around 5.5-7 at the time of planting is desirable. The crop comes up well in the plains and up to an elevation of 1200 m.
Propagation:
Budding and Soft wood grafting
Preparation of field and planting:
Dig pits of 1 m x 1 m x 1 m. Fill up the pits with top soil mixed with 1015 Kg of FYM and 1 Kg of neem cake per pit. Plant preferably grafts during June – December.
Spacing: 20ft x 20 ft spacing.
Irrigation:
Once in a week till the plant gets established. Thereafter irrigation is given as and when necessary.
Manures and fertilizers:
The manures and fertilizers should be applied in two splits during May – June and September – October.
| Manures & Fertilizers(In Kgs) | 1 year old | Annual Increase | 6th year and above |
| FYM | 10.000 | 10.000 | 50.000 |
| N | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.750 |
| P | 0.080 | 0.080 | 0.4000 |
| K | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.500 |
Plant protection:
Pest
1.Fruit borer: Apply Carbaryl 50 WP @ 2 g/lit.
2. Spittle bug
Spray methyl parathion 50 EC 2ml/lit or Methyl demeton 25 EC @ 2ml/lit. or Phosphamidon 40 SL 2 ml/lit or dust Methyl parathion 2 D or Quinalphos dust 1.5 D.
Disease Rhizopus rot
Spray 1 % Bordeaux mixture or Copper oxychloride 2.5 g/lit. Three sprays must be given at 15 days interval.
Harvest
The yield commences from 3rd year in grafted plants.
Yield
The crop yields about 30-40 t/ha