Anand ji Chakotra is C. maxima, the pumelo or shaddok Grapefruit has no equivalent Indian name
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 6:52 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt <[email protected]>wrote: > It is strange that the fruit is not considered good enough in our country > (CHAKOTRA). > ak > > > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 5:08 PM, nabha meghani <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Oh, my favorite fruit. We two eat one fruit every morning. It is sour to >> sweet and a bit bitter too. But with plenty of sugar it tastes very well. >> Regards >> Nalini >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> *To:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Monday, January 10, 2011 9:35 AM >> *Subject:* [efloraofindia:59798] Fruits & Vegetables Week: Citrus >> paradisii, the Grape fruit >> >> Citrus paradisii, the Grape fruit, another large fruit of the American >> continent, a hybrid between C. sinensis and C. maxima. Fruit is >> orange-yellow up to 15 cm across. The fruit is acidic and varrying in >> sweetness, the pulp white, pink to reddish. >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> > > > -- > Anand Kumar Bhatt > A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road > Gwalior. 474 005. > Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. > My blogsite is at: > http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com > (A NEW BLOG HAS BEEN ADDED ON 3 SEPT 2010.) > And the photo site: > www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Ten most common surnames of Indians: Singh, Kumar, Sharma, Patel, Shah, > Lal, Gupta, Bhat, Rao, Reddy. Cheers! >
