A Soil Survey for Fruit Development in the Ceded Districts

Abstract

Introduction:The importance of the fruit industry and its great value to the health and economy of the country have received adequate attention only in recent years and with the aid of grants from stations have been established all over the country. -The climatic,soil and water conditions over several areas in this prsidency are so favourable that considerable extension of the area under fruits is possible.The per capita consumption of fruits is very low in this country.It is recognised that fruits,in addition to forming a whole some article of diet,are good soyrces of vitamins and minerals.provide bulk and possess laxative properties.Thee higher income per acre from land devoted to fruits must be an additional inducement for the extension of the area under fruits.Incomes of as much as Rs.5,000/-per acre have been obtained in some of the cheeni growing areas in the Ceded Districts.A family can earn a living from a smallet area devoted to fruits than would be required were ordinary farm crops grown.The development of the fruit industry would thus have far-reaching consequences on the health and economy of the country.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.194923

Pages

109 - 123

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© The Author(s), 2026. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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