Custard Apple
Will it grow on your land?
Pick your place and water to see:
- Whether Custard Apple suits your land Good fit, possible or won't work, with the reasons.
- What it could earn an acre From yields near you and mandi prices.
- Water and fertiliser it needs Irrigations for your water, and bags for one acre.
What it needs
Temperature
Survives 11–41 °C. Frost hurts it.
Water
The check above works out its water need on your land.
Soil pH
Likes neutral soil. Grows from pH 4.3 to 8.5.
Soil
- No salty soil
- Needs rich soil
- K Needs plenty of potassium, zinc and boron
Source: FAO ECOCROP crop requirements (via OpenCLIM/ecocrop); FAO-56 crop coefficients (Allen et al. 1998); IMD gridded daily rainfall (0.25°); IMD gridded daily max/min temperature (1°); TerraClimate 1991–2020 temperature normals (about 4 km), where each district's villages are.
Fertiliser for one acre
Watch out for
Mandi price, month by month
Rupees a quintal, typical across India's mandis. Average of 2022–2025.
Source: Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).
Where it grows in India
- Largest grower
- Maharashtra
- 2025-26
States that grow it
Each state's share of India's production, in its latest year with figures (2025-26). Tap a state to open it.
Source: Horticulture area & production statistics (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare).
Where it grows most
The districts with the most area in recent years. The map colours every district growing it on at least 100 ha by yield; the numbers mark these districts.
No recent district figures for this crop.