Jackfruit, evergreen tree (family: Moraceae) native to tropical Asia. The jackfruit is a multipurpose species providing wood, timber, fuel, fodder, and medicinal and industrial products. It is a very large and evergreen tree grown for its gigantic and spined oval fruits. It is one of the largest tree borne fruits in the world. Jackfruit grown all over the India. In Maharashtra there are several local types and improved varieties commercially grown in different parts. In view of the above facts, the present studies entitled "Physico-chemical evaluation and dehydration qualities of jackfruit...

Aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn), the king of fruits, popularly known as "Indian Gooseberry", is a small-sized minor tropical fruit grown widely in North India. India ranks first in the world in aonla area and production volume. It is considered to be a "wonder fruit for health" because of its unique properties. The Indian gooseberry (aonla) may be an important fruit of 21st century due to its high medicinal as well as nutritional value, high productivity per unit area, suitability to various kinds of wasteland and potentiality for processing into quality products which has tremendous...