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aCtiVitY 4 u Did you Know?
Pomology is science of growing and cultivating
fruits. It is also known as fruiticulture.
INTERvIEW WITH A FRUIT FARMER

Your Name ____________________ Class ________ UsEs OF FRUITs
school ____________________________________ • Apples help our body develop resistance

Date ___________________ against infections
Name ____________________________________ • Orange helps maintain great skin and vision
• Bananas are great for athletes because they
1. How old were you when you started fruit farming? give energy

2. How many people in your family help you in your • Cherries help calm our nervous system
work? • Watermelon helps control our heart rate
3. How many varieties of fruits do you grow?
J. Naseer Hussain, IX, Alpha English Hr. Sec. School, Puducherry
4. Do you use any kind of pesticides to keep your
fruits safe?

5. where do you go to sell your fruits? OvER TO THE ORANGE ORCHARD
Do you sell directly in the market or I recently visited my father’s aunt’s orange orchard.
go to the middleman? My father’s aunt follows a mixed farming technique
6. Does cultivation of planting cotton along with oranges. This helps in
fruits provide for better utilization of land. The orchard is situated
your family? If not, in Bhopapur near Nagpur. Nagpur is famous for its
what alternative sweet oranges. Orange is my favorite fruit. I and my
source of income brother enjoyed plucking oranges in the orchard.
do you have? Sravishta Damre, VII A, Shreyas Foundation, Ahmedabad

TALK TO A FRUIT sELLER

There are number of problems faced by fruit sellers
and orchard farmers today. Talk to a fruit seller and
write about the changes he has seen over the years
of his selling fruits. You could keep the following
pointers for your ready reference
1. How have fruit eating habits changed through
the years? My Mango Trip!
2. Has the quality of fruits improved or degraded?
3. How are fruits transported to the big cities?
4. Are chemicals used to improve the taste, size
and appearance of fruits?
5. Is it profitable for you?
6. what do you think are your main problems?
Mansi Nimawat, IX-B, Subodh Public School, Sanganer, Jaipur
Nibedita Ghosh, VI-A, D.A.V. Model School, IIT Kharagpur

Nibedita Ghosh, VI A, D.A.V. Model School, IIT Kharagpur

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