Introduction Present status/ nutritive value Recommended varieties Nursery management Field establishment Climate and soil/ land preparation/ spacing/ time of planting/ seeding or planting Crop management Weed control/ fertilizer application/ irrigation/ pest control/ disease control Harvesting & post-harvest technology Harvesting/ post-harvest handling/ food processing Economics & marketing Extent & production/ labour requirement/ cost of production/ marketing Research Programme Printed materials in pdf format Abstracts of research papers

Introduction

Nutritive Values
(per 100g edible portion)

Energy	48.0k cal
Protein	0.7g
Fat	0.2g
Carbohydrates	10.9g
Calcium	26.0mg
Phosphorus	20.0mg
Iron	0.3mg
Carotene	1104.0mg
Thiamine	60.0ug
Riboflavin	20.0ug
Vit. C	64.0mg

Medicinal Values / Uses
Predigested food. Rich source of energy; useful on fever, dyspepsia, constipation, bone diseases, dental diseases, scurvy, cardiovascular diseases, tuberculosis, asthma, bronchitis, cough and cold, acne.

Major Growing Areas
Bibile, Moneragala, Badulla, Matale, Jaffna, Puttalam, Anuradhapura, Ratnapura

Recommended Varieties

Bible sweet, Bibile seedless

Crop Management

Nature of cultivation
Widely scattered ; few orchards; also in home gardens.

Harvesting & post-harvest technology

Value Added Products
Cordial, juice, squash, marmalade, jams ; rind for perfumery

Economics & Marketing

Availability
February - April