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HardTree Crops
Jackfruit
Artocarpus heterophyllus
- Days to harvest
- 1095–1825 days
- Sunlight
- 6–10 hours/day
- Watering
- 2–3 per day
- Plant spacing
- 1000 cm
- Minimum container size
- 100cm deep × 100cm wide
- Container-friendly
- 1 plants per container
- Estimated yield
- 150 kg / 100m²
- Life span
- perennial
Climate Requirements
- Ideal temperature
- 25-35 °C
- Annual rainfall
- 1500-3000 mm
- Humidity
- 60-80%
- Heat tolerance
- high
- Drought tolerance
- moderate
Soil & Planting
Planting method
Grafted seedlings
Soil requirements
Deep, well-drained alluvial soil
Companion Plants
- Lemongrassmoderate
Lemongrass planted around jackfruit trunk deters jackfruit borer (Diaxenes monastyrskyi) from laying eggs at trunk base; reduces mealybug colonisation
- Bananaweak
Banana windbreak shelter reduces physical damage to large jackfruit; different root architecture avoids significant competition
Common Pests & Diseases
Market Demand
Moderate; traditional fruit
Regional Notes
Large tree; needs space
Sources
- DOA Tree Crops Guide 2024 — Department of Agriculture Malaysia · Last reviewed: 2024-06-01
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Category: Tree Crops