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Agriculture · Q60

Horticulture

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 60

Q60

Santa rosa is a popular variety of

A.
Plum
Answer
B.
Orange
C.
Litchi
D.
Strawberry

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Santa rosa is a popular variety of Plum. It is a Japanese variety of medium-sized fruit with sweet and red fleshed pulp and deep red skin. It is named after its birthplace and was bred in 1906 by Luther Burbank in his Santa Rosa plant research centre.
It is complemented by a hint of tartness in the skin, which serves to balance out the sugars for a perfect blend of flavor.
This Japanese plum variety makes a stunning ornamental tree with its showy, pinkish white blossoms in the spring.