The horticulture sector is considered as the most dynamic and sustainable segment of agriculture all over the world. It covers per and pre and post-harvest management of a wide spectrum of crops including fruits, vegetable, flowering and aromatic plants, tuber crops, mushrooms, spices and plantation crops. Fruit science is a vibrant sector of horticulture which plays a key role in our economy. This book owes its origin to the sincere and hardworking analysis of question being asked in examination, being conducted by ASRB, ARS, SRF, JRF/NET and various Agricultural Universities. This had forced us to write a book with not only of previous years exam paper but also with plenty of modal papers along with good quality questions with relevant information of several aspects of fruit science. The main objective of this book is to help the readers to quickly grasp the facts comprehensively and systematically from various parts of fruits crops like- Subtropical, tropical, temperate and minor fruit crops. However, I should consider my labour well rewarded only if this book serves the needs of all concerned.
Mr. Kuldeep possesses a meritorious academic record. He has done B.Sc. Horticulture from ANDUA&T, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.). He has been facilitated with gold medal in B.Sc. Degree Programme. He has been selected as ICAR JRF nominee to pursue M.Sc. (Horticulture) in Fruit Science from Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur (Bihar). At present he is doing Ph.D. (Fruit Science) in Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, (Uttarakhand).
Dr. Ankit Kumar Pandey was born on 22 December, 1993 in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh. He did his B. Sc.(Horticulture) from ANDUAT, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his M. Sc. (Horticulture) (ICARJRF) Fruit Science, from Department of Fruit Science, IGKV, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. He has completed his Ph.D. in Horticulture (Fruit Science) [ICAR-JRF/SRF (PGS)] from Department of Horticulture (Fruit and Fruit Technology), Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar. He has also qualified ASRB-NET (National Eligibility Test) in Fruit Science. He is presently working as an Assistant Professor in Horticulture in School of Agriculture, Sanskriti University, Chhata, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
Mr. Sampurna Nand Singh possesses a meritorious academic record. He has done B.Sc. (Horticulture) from ANDUA&T, Kumarganj, Ayodhya. He has been selected as ICAR-JRF nominee to pursue M.Sc. (Horticulture) in Fruit Science from Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur (Bihar). At present he is doing Ph.D. (Fruit Science) in Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, (Uttarakhand).
Mr. Shivam has a remarkable academic record. He pursued B.Sc. (Hort.) from ANDUA&T, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.). He has done M.Sc. in discipline of Fruit Science from ICAR, IARI, New Delhi. He is currently pursuing Ph.D. in discipline of Fruit Science from IARIIndian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru (Karnataka). He has qualified ICAR AIEEA (PG) withAir 5th rank, ICAR AICE-JRF/SRF (Ph.D.) with Air 9th rank, and ASRB/ICAR-NET. He has been facilitated with DARE/ICAR-IARI, Ph.D. Scholarship Award.
Dr. Deepak Maurya s/o Shri Sheetla Prasad Maurya and Smt. Jankey Maurya was born on 5 Jan, 1995 at Kakana, Kadipur District, Sultanpur-228 145 (Uttar Pradesh). He has completed B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture (2012-16) degree from BUAT, Banda (U.P.) and M.Sc. (Ag.) Horticulture in Vegetable Science (2016 -18) from N.D.U.A.T., Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.). He has got 1st rankin BAU entrance exam July 2018 and completed doctoral degree programme from Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur (Bihar). He has cracked several entrance examinations. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor in ITM University, Gwalior (MP) and current research focusing on molecular breeding in vegetable crops (especially in tomato).
Tropical, Subtropical & Minor Fruit Crops
1. Mango ................................................................................................... 1
2. Banana .................................................................................................. 9
3. Citrus-I, II, III .....................................................................................23
4. Grape-I, II ...........................................................................................53
5. Guava ..................................................................................................73
6. Papaya ................................................................................................87
7. Pineapple ..........................................................................................101
8. Litchi ..................................................................................................113
9. Avocado............................................................................................123
10. Jackfruit ............................................................................................129
11. Sapota ...............................................................................................135
12. Mangosteen, Loquat & Rambutan ..............................................145
13. Arid and Semi-arid Fruit Crops ...................................................151
14. Tropical and Subtropical and Temperate
Minor Fruit Crops ...........................................................................163
Temperate Fruit Crops
1. Apple-I, II .........................................................................................177
2. Peach .................................................................................................193
3. Pear ....................................................................................................201
4. Almond .............................................................................................207
5. Plum ..................................................................................................213
6. Walnut ..............................................................................................221
7. Cherry-I, II ........................................................................................227
8. Apricot ..............................................................................................245
9. Kiwi Fruit..........................................................................................251
10. Strawberry........................................................................................257
ICAR-NET-Paper Fruit Science
ICAR- NET Exam, Fruit Science-2015 ........................................263
ICAR- NET Exam, Fruit Science-2016 ........................................279
ICAR- NET Exam, Fruit Science-2017 ........................................297
ICAR- NET Exam, Fruit Science-2018 ........................................313
ASRB NET (Fruit Science) Memory Based Question
Paper-2019 .......................................................................................329
Model Paper on Fruit Science
Model Paper-1 .................................................................................345
Model Paper-2 .................................................................................357
Model Paper-3 .................................................................................375
Model Paper-4 .................................................................................389
Model Paper-5 .................................................................................403
Model Paper-6 .................................................................................419
Key Points.........................................................................................435
