Custard Apple (Sitaphal) Planting Guide Mastery

Custard apple's flowers open male and female at different times (protogynous), making natural insect pollination inefficient. Hand pollination — collecting pollen from half-open male-stage flowers in the afternoon and dusting onto female-stage flowers in the morning — can dramatically increase fruit set from 5–10% to 40–60% of flowers. This one practice doubles orchard yield without any additional input cost.