Where have the mango varieties, stolen from orchards or plucked from trees in the backyard, gone?

Virus attacks threaten the famed malbhog and virupakshi varieties of banana with extinction

It was one of those dreary afternoons in the office of the Samuel Rosanglura, deputy director, department of horticulture, government of Mizoram, till he and his colleagues were goaded to go to their past, and talk about the fruits they ate. It turned out

Spreading awareness of the medicinal value of makhana may help in cultivating a market for this uncommon fruit

Taking off from its climatic range Himalayan to tropical India has much to offer in terms of fruit diversity. Large varieties of major fruits are native to the land, but countless other types are also grown throughout India. The bad news is many, many

From major fruits like the mango, banana and citrus to minor ones like karonda and sapthei, the story is the same: genetic erosion is leading India's native fruits to the brink of extinction