Sapota or Sapodilla: Growing Practices and Nutritional Infor ...

Agrihortico

• 12 juni 2019
• 9780463228838

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Sapota is a highly popular tropical fruit. Scientific name of sapota or sapodilla is Manilkara zapota or Achras sapota. It belongs to the family of Sapotaceae. Sapodilla is believed to be a native of Mexico and other tropical countries of South America. Sapodilla trees are perennial, slow-growing, evergreen fruit trees. These plants are of tropical growth habit and can grow to more than 15 meters tall with a trunk diameter of 1 meter under good cultural conditions. Grafted cultivars of sapota are dwarf and suitable for home gardens.