1. Fruit Culture

2. Fruit Culture
Fruit Culture is a branch of horticulture that deals with the production, storage processing and marketing of fruits.

3. Fruit
Botanically
A fruit is developed ovary of a flower after fertilization has taken place
Horticultural Sense
Fruit is something which is eaten fresh and out of hand

6. Categorization of Fruits
1. Temperate Fruits
2. Sub Tropical Fruits
3. Tropical Fruits

7. Temperate Fruits Pome Fruits (Apples, Pears)
Stone Fruits (Cherry, Apricot, Peach, Plums)
Small Berry Fruits
(Raspberry, Strawberry, Grapes)

11. Sub Tropical Fruits
Avocado
Citrus

13. Tropical Fruits
Tropical countries are enriched with large number of fruits (Few Examples)
Mango Durian
Banana Rambutan
Papaya Anonas
Mangosteen Pineapple
Cashew Pomegranate

14. Categorization of Tropical Fruits
1. Well Known
2. Less Well Known
3. Exotic

15. Well Known Fruits
Fruits which are cultivated commercially and received sufficient Scientific attention
e.g. Mango Citrus
Pineapple Avacado
Papaya Guava
Banana

16. Less Well Known Fruits (Under Utilized)
Fruits that are rarely found in the Market
They have fairly narrow growing season
Not Cultivated Commercially
In adequate Scientific investigations

21. Exotic Fruits Fruits that are introduced from other countries Rambutan
Durian
Mangosteen

25. Importance of Fruits 1. Source of Nutrients (per 100g of fruit)
Cal
Proteins
(g) Ca
(mg) Fe
Vit A IU
Thiamin
Vit C
Banana
116
1.0
7.0
0.5
100
0.05 10
Mango 63
10.0
600
0.03 30
Pineapple 57
0.4
20.0
0.08
Papaya 39
0.6 20
1000 50
Cashew
nut
590 5 -
0.06
Avocado
165
1.5 1
200
0.07 15
Rice
340

26. 2. As a Foreign Exchange
Fruit
Volume (MT)
Rs (Million)
Pineapple
715
26.45
Banana
425
5.0
Mango 15
1.65
Avocado
0.5
0.02
Guava
0.01

27. 3. Supply of valuable by products
Papain –Papaya
Oil - Cashew, Citrus
4. Use as ornamental trees
5. Use in Agro-forestry Systems

28. 6. Environmental Importance
e.g. Water Use efficiency
Soil Conservation
High Carbon Dioxide Fixation
Support the Wild Life
7. Socio-economic Importance

29. Fruit Cultivation in Sri Lanka
Total Area Under Cultivation
-70,000 ha
Annual Production - 560,000 t

30. Annual Cultivation and Production of Major Fruits in Sri Lanka
Extent of Cultivation
(ha)
Annual Production (t)
Banana
56589
405726
Mango
16107
67588
Lime
6652
62426
Pineapple
4046
43855
Orange
3840
13575
Papaw
2677
13933
Guava
2537
9989
Passion fruit
441
764

31. Constraints Land Scarcity Initial Lag Period of Low Farm Returns
Difficulties in gaining foreign market
Heavy Post Harvest Loses
Un-availability of good planting materials
Poor market facilities
Poor Management

32. Solutions Financial Support- (Subsidy schemes, loans)
New Cropping Systems
Introduction of New Varieties
Farmer training programs
Rapid Multiplication techniques
Improve Fruit Processing Industry