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Dragon Fruit Cultivation In India
A pitaya or pitahaya known as ''dragon fruit'' and ''strawberry pear'' is a fruit with leather-like skin and scaly spikes on the fruit exterior of several different cactus species indigenous of the genus Selenicereus (formerly Hylocereus). Plants can begin flowering in as little as six to eight months, although container-grown plants may take up to two years to bear fruit. It is very profitable for farming, once the plant is mature, could see four to six fruiting cycles a year from a plant that is capable of bearing fruit for 20 to 30 years. The biggest enemy of this plant is Fungus (Colletotrichum) and Bacteria (Xanthomonas and Erwinia) attack. Moreover, farmers are advised to prune and destroy the infected plant parts. This dragon fruit cultivation photo was taken at Nabin Nagar, West Bengal, India on 15/09/2023. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)
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| Photo ID | #10564372 |
|---|---|
| Date Taken | |
| Location | N/A |
| Photographer | Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto |
| Category | Human Interest |
| Copyright | © 2026 NurPhoto - Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto |
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September 28
2023
28th September 2023
Dragon Fruit Cultivation
pitaya
pitahaya
dragon fruit
strawberry pear
leather-like skin
scaly spikes
cactus species
Selenicereus
Hylocereus
flowering
container-grown plants
profitable farming
fruiting cycles
Fungus
Colletotrichum
Bacteria
Xanthomonas
Erwinia
pruning
infected plant parts
cultivation
Nabin Nagar
West Bengal
India
15/09/2023
Soumyabrata Roy
NurPhoto
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indigenous genus
plant maturity
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