Cricket Ball Chiku (Sapota)

Here’s a complete and detailed description of Banana Chiku (Sapota) including its weight, taste, size, fruiting time, and farming details:

🌿 Banana Chiku (Sapota) Description:-
Banana Chiku is a premium and popular variety of sapota known for its long, banana-like shape, excellent sweetness, and rich flavor. This variety is favored by both farmers and consumers for its high yield, attractive look, and strong market demand.

🍈 Fruit Characteristics:-

• Shape: Long and oval, similar to a small banana
• Color: Light brown to golden-brown when ripe
• Weight: Each fruit weighs around 100–150 grams
• Size: Average length 8–12 cm, diameter 4–6 cm
• Texture: Smooth skin with soft, juicy, and non-grainy pulp

🍯 Taste and Quality:-

• Very sweet and aromatic, with a caramel-like flavor
• TSS (Total Soluble Solids): Around 22–25° Brix, showing high natural sweetness
• Excellent for table consumption and juice processing

🍃 Fruiting Time:-

• Begins fruiting 3–4 years after planting (in grafted plants)
• Main fruiting seasons: February–April and August–October
• With proper irrigation and nutrition, it can bear fruits almost year-round

🌾 Farming and Cultivation:-

• Climate: Grows best in tropical and subtropical regions with warm temperatures
• Soil: Prefers well-drained sandy loam or alluvial soil rich in organic matter
• Planting Distance: 8 × 8 meters spacing between trees
• Propagation: Commonly propagated by grafting for uniform fruit quality
• Irrigation: Requires regular watering during flowering and fruiting stages
• Fertilizer: Apply organic manure (FYM) and NPK (100:50:50 g per plant annually) for better yield
• Yield: A mature tree can produce 120–180 kg fruits per year under good management

🌱 Special Features:-

• Attractive banana-like shape and high sweetness level
• Strong shelf life and transport-friendly
• Highly profitable variety suitable for commercial cultivation