date:Dec 03, 2018
ributed to the cultivation of passion fruit gaining ground in Kerala. What gave it leverage was its nutritional and medicinal properties. It is rich in Vitamin A, C, potassium, fibre and other nutrients. The demand shot up after it was publicised that the fruit can increase platelet count in patients suffering from dengue. Although there are no official figures about the area of passion fruit cultivation in Kerala, our rough estimate is nearly 500 hectares.
EK Yusuf, former superintendent of th