Jamun Plant and Benefits of Juman Fruit
THRISHULA N T 1VI21CS103 CS'B' JAMUN PLANT Plantation Introduction: The jamun is an important indigenous minor fruit of commercial value. It is also known as black plum , Indian black cherry, Ram jamun etc. in different parts of India. The tree is tall and handsome, evergreen, generally grown for shade and windbreak on roads and avenues. The original home of jamun is India or the East Indies . It is also found in Thailand, Philippines, Madagascar and some other countries. The jamun has successfully been introduced into many other subtropical regions including Florida, California, Algeria, Israel, etc. In India, the maximum number of jamun trees are found scattered throughout the tropical and subtropical regions. It also occurs in the lower range of the Himalayas up to an elevation of 1,300 meters and in the Kumaon hills up to 1,600 meters. It is widely grown in the larger parts of India from the Indo-Gangetic plains in the North to Tamil Nadu in the South. The data ab...