Burmese Grape (Baccaurea Sapida Muell. Arg.) - An Underexploited Fruit Crop of Nutritional and Economic Importance

dc.contributor.author	Banik, B.C.
dc.contributor.author	Ubale, N.B.
dc.contributor.author	Pain, R.
dc.contributor.author	Bhowmick, N.
dc.date.accessioned	2023-06-23T04:15:11Z
dc.date.available	2023-06-23T04:15:11Z
dc.date.issued	2013-12-20
dc.identifier.isbn	978-955-1507-31-2
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/xmlui/handle/iruor/13305
dc.description.abstract	Northern parts of West Bengal possess ample scope for cultivating underutilized tropical and subtropical fruit species. Burmese grape (Baccaurea sapida Muell. Arg.) can be grown well in home-stead and intercropped with rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) and mango (Mangifera imdica) It is good source of vitamin C and minerals like calcium and iron. The average diet of rural communities in West Bengal, India is highly deficient in calories, nutrients (calcium, iron) and vitamins (A and C). The crops grown in home-stead are the only sources of protective food for people living in villages in meeting their requirements of vitamins and minerals. Besides meeting the nutritional requirements, it is having much aesthetic, medicinal and income generation potential.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.subject	Burmese grape	en_US
dc.subject	Latkan	en_US
dc.subject	Underutilized crops	en_US
dc.subject	Baccaurea sapida	en_US
dc.title	Burmese Grape (Baccaurea Sapida Muell. Arg.) - An Underexploited Fruit Crop of Nutritional and Economic Importance	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US