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Drumstick – PKM-1 > Characteristics
Mature Orchard
Orientation – North to South
Plant Canopy
Flowers
Immature Fruit
Fruit Shape – Elongated
Fruit Bearing
Fruit weight – 75 – 85 gm
Long Fruit Size
Cut Fruit
Drumstick > Botanical Classification
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Family: Moringaceae
  • Genus: Moringa
  • Botanical Name: Moringa oleifera
  • Native: South Asia
Drumstick – PKM-1 >Features
  • Fruit Shape – Elongated
  • Fruit weight – 130 – 135 gm
  • Pod Length – 60 – 62 cm
  • Long Fruit Size

Source – Assessment of Moringa Varieties for Growth and Yield Characters, C. Rajamanickam, S. Arokiamary, Citrus Research Station (TNAU), Vannikonenthal, KVK Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu

Drumstick – PKM-1 >Health Benefits
  • It contains quercetin, an antioxidant helps to lower blood pressure.
  • It also contains iron & Vitamin A which helps to boost immune system.
  • It can heal chronic gastric ulcers induced via acetic acid.
  • It contains high Vitamin C a powerful antioxidant that protects cell in the body from free radical damage.

Source – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/345145092_Health_Benefits_of_Moringa_oleifera