Important Horticulture Study 


1. Self Pollinated & Cross Pollinated Fruits 


Self PollinatedCross Pollinated
  • Grape
  • Papaya
  • Sapota
  • Citrus
  • Peach
  • Phalsa.
  • Date palm
  • Fig.

2. Bearing Behaviour of Fruits 


Terminal Bearing
Bearing on new growthBearing on old growth
  • Loquat
  • Jackfruit
  • Bael
  • Pecannut
  • Mango
  • Litchi
Axillary bearing
  • Morus
  • Fig
  • Phalsa
  • Ber
  • Guava
  • Aonla
  • Sapota
  • Karonda
  • Apple
  • Peach
  • Pear
  • Plum
  • Tamarind
Mixed bearing
  • Carambola
  • Pomegranate
  • Citrus


 3. Photo periodic response Of Fruits 


Types of PlantFruits
Long Day PlantBanana, Apple, passion fruit.
Short Day Plant Strawberry, Pineapple.
Day Neutral PlantPapaya, Guava, banana.


4. Photo periodic response Of Vegetables 


Types of PlantVegetables
Long day plant
  • Potato
  • Onion
  • Cabbage
  • Cauliflower
  • Raddish 
  • Spinach
  • Palak
  • Turnip
  • Carrot
  • Lettuce
Short day plant
  • Sweet Potato
  • Cluster Bean
  • Indian spinach
  • Winged Bean
Day neutral plant
  • Tomato
  • Brinjal
  • Chili
  • Okra
  • French Bean
  • Amaranths
  • Cucurbits
  • Cow-pea


5. Plant Parts used For vegetable purpose 


Vegetable PartsVegetables Crop
Tender stem and leavesChinese cabbage, knol-khol, amaranth, palak, Cabbage etc.
FruitsTomato, brinjal, chili, cow-pea, etc.
Flower partsSprouting broccoli
Undeveloped inflorescenceCauliflower
Under ground portionCarrot, radish, beet, potato etc.
BulbOnion, Garlic
SeedPeas, Beans, French bean


6. Types Of Fruits Based on water requirement 


TypesFruits
HydrophytesBanana
MesophytesMango, Papaya, Guava, Citrus, Aonla, Custard apple, Apple, Pear, Peach, Plum etc.
XerophytesBer, Kair


Hydrophytes:- Those plants which grow partially or fully in submerged water.

Mesophytes:- Plants which grow in situation where water is neither
abundant nor Scarce.

Xerophytes:- Plants which grow in extremely scarce condition of water.


7. Acid Tolerance Fruits Crop 


Acid ToleranceFruits
Highly tolerantStrawberry, Raspbery, Fig, Bael, Plum, & Xerophytes fruits
Medium tolerantPineapple, Avocado, Litchi
SenstivePeanut


8.  Life cycle Of Vegetables Crops 


Types Vegetables
Annual vegetables
  • Okra
  • Cow pea
  • Tomato
  • Brinjal
Biennial vegetables
  • Radish
  • Cabbage
  • Onion
  • Carrot
  • Cauliflower
Perennial vegetables
  • Sweet potato
  • Garlic
  • Parval
  • Ginger


9. Aroma Containing Compounds In Vegetables Crop 


Vegetable CropsCompound
CucumberNonadienal
Raw CabbageAllyll isothiocynate
Cooked CabbageDimethyl disulphide
PotatoDimethyl pyrazine
RadishIsothiocynate
OnionAllyl propyl disulphide
GarlicDiallyl disulphide


10. Acid Present in vegetables 


AcidVegetables
Citric acidTomato, Beet root, Leafy vegetables, Legume.
Malic acidCarrot, Celery, Lettuce, Onion, Broccoli

11. According to Respiration 


TypesVegetables
ClimactericMusk melon, Watermelon, Tomato
Non climactericCucumber

12. Types Of Vegetable According to Their Structure 


Structure TypeCrops
Herbsleafy Vegetable, Strawberry, Banana, Pineapple.
Under shrubsTomato, vegetables.
ShrubsLitchi, Lemon, Orange, Pomegranate, Karonda.
TreesMango, Coconut


13.  Dichogamy Types & Fruits 


TypesFruits
ProtoandrySapota, Walnut, Coconut.
ProtogynyBanana, Pomegranate, Fig, Plum etc.

14. Fruits, Storage Temperature, Relative Humidity(RH) & Approximate Storage 


Name of fruitsStoragetemperature(°C)RH(%)Approximatestorage
Apple0-2.085-904-8 weeks
Grapes0-2.080-852-4 weeks
Peach0-2.080-852-4 weeks
Banana12.5-14.585-95weeks
Mango9-10.085-95weeks
Orange6-6.585-9018 weeks
Papaya4.5-6.080-85weeks
Guava9-10.085-90weeks
Tomato (ripe)0-4.585-9010 days
Tomato (mature green)10-15.085-9030 days
Peas0-0.590-95weeks


15. Pollination Type & Vegetable Crop


Pollination TypeVegetable Crop
AnemophilySpinach, Beet root, Palak, Amaranthus
EntmophilyOnion, Carrot, Radish, Cole Crops