Which of the following fruit is highly drought tolerant?

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  1. Grapes
  2. Pomegranate
  3. Guava
  4. Mango

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Option 2 : Pomegranate
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Pomegranate is considered a highly drought-tolerant fruit tree.

Key Points

  • Drought tolerance: When plants can sustain low water levels for a few weeks to months.
    • Examples: Jujube, Dragon fruit, pomegranate, Grapes, fig
  • Pomegranate
    • It is a shrub that can be trained as a small tree.
    • It is drought tolerant but produces a better crop when irrigated regularly.
    • It is extensively cultivated in arid and semi-arid regions.
    • They only require water one time a week.

Additional Information

Crops

Scientific Name

Family

Grapes

Vitis vinifera

Vitaceae

Pomegranate

Punica granatum

Lathraceae

Gauva

Psidium guajava

Myrtaceae

Mango

Mangifera indica

Anacardaceae

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