1. Botanical Classification of Fruit Crops
| Family | Common name | Scientific name | Chromosome no. 2n | Origin | Fruit types |
| Monocots | |||||
| Bromeliaceae | Pineapple | Ananas comosus | 50, 75, 100 | Brazil | Sorosis |
| Musaceae | Banana | Musas balbisiana | 22, 33, 44 | Indo-Burma | Berry |
| Arecaeae | Dateplam | Phoenix dactylifera | 36 | West Asia | Drupe |
| Dicots | |||||
| Actinidiaceae | Kiwi | Antinidia deliciosa | 58 | China | Berry |
| Anacardiaceae | Mango | Mangifera indica | 40 | South East Asia | Drupe |
| Annonaceae | Custard apple | Annona squamosal | 14 | Bolivia | Aggregate berries |
| Apocynaceae | Karonda | Carissa carandas | 22 | – | Berry |
| Caricaceae | Papaya | Carica papaya | 18 | Tropical America | Berry |
| Diileniaceae | Elephant apple | Dillenia indica | – | South East Asia | Fleshy calyx |
| Euphorbiaceae | Aonla | Emblica officinalis | 28 | South East Asia | Capsule (Drupe) |
| Star gooseberry | Phyllanthus acidus | – | Madagascar | Berry | |
| Clusiaceae | Mangosteen | Garcinia mangostana | 28 | Malayan Archipelogo | Berry |
| Lauraceae | Avocado | Persa americana | 24 | Central America | Berry |
| Malhighiaceae | Barbados cherry | Malphigia punicifolia | 40 | Trinidad and Tobago | Drupe |
| Jack fruit | Artocarpus heterophylla | 56 | India | Sorosis | |
| Monkey jack | Artocarpus lackoocha | 56 | Western Ghats | Sorosis | |
| Fig | Ficus carica | 26 | – | Syconus | |
| Mul berry | Morus alba | 308 | – | Sorosis | |
| Guava | Psidium guajava | 22 | Tropical America | Berry | |
| Jamun | Sryzygium cuminii | 40 | India | Drupe | |
| Pineapple guava | Feijoa sellowiana | – | – | Berry | |
| Oleaceae | Olive | Olea europaea | 46 | Mediterranean region | Drupe |
| Oxalidaceae | Bilimbi | Avrrhoe bilimbi | 24 | – | Berry |
| Carmbola | Averrhoa carambola | 24 | Sri lanka | Capsule | |
| Passifloraceae | Passion fruit | Passiflora edulis | 18 | Brazil | Berry |
| Puniceae | Pomegranate | Punica granatum | 18 | Iran (Persia) | Balausta |
| Rhamnaceae | Indian jujube | Ziziphus maurititiana | – | India | Drupe |
| Almond | Prunus amygdalus | 16 | Central Asia | Drupe | |
| Apple | Malus domestica | 34 | South Western Asia | Pome | |
| Apricot | Prunus armeniaca | 16 | North Eastern China | Drupe | |
| Loquat | Eriobotrya japonica | 34 | Central Eastern China | Pome | |
| Quince | Cydonia oblonga | 34 | Caucasus region | Pome | |
| Peach | Prunus persica | 16 | China | Drupe | |
| Pear | Pyrus communis | 34 | Western China | Pome | |
| Plum | Prunus domestica | 32 | China | Drupe | |
| Strawberry | Fragraia annonosa | 56(8x) | France | Etaerio of drupe/ achenes | |
| Rutaceae | Bael | Aegle marmelos | 18 | India | Amphisarica |
| Mandarin | Citrus reticulate | 18 | South Eastern Asia | Hasperidium | |
| Sweet orange | Citrus sinensis | 18 | Indo-China | Hasperidium | |
| Acid lime | Citrus aurantifolia | 18 | Iran (Parisa) | Hasperidium | |
| Grape fruit | Citrus paradise | 18 | West Indies | Hasperidium | |
| Wood apple | Feronia limonia | 18 | India | Amphisarica | |
| Lemon | Citrus limon | 18 | South East Asia | Hasperidium | |
| Vitaceae | Grapes | Vitis vinifera | 38 | South East and Central Europe | Berry |
| Tilaceae | Phalsa | Grewia subinequalis | 36 | India | Drupe |
| Sapindaceae | Litchi | Litchi chinensis | 30 | South China | – |
| Sapotaceae | Sapota | Achras zapota | 26 | South Mexico | Berry |
| Walnut | Juglans regia | 32 | Central Asia | Nut | |
| Peacan nut | Carya illinoensis | 32 | North America | Nut |
2. Climatic Classification of Fruit Crops
| Tropical | Temperate | Arid and Semi-Arid | Subtropical |
| Mango | Apple | Ber | Mandarin |
| Banana | Pear | Aonla | Sweet orange |
| Papaya | Plum | Date Palm | Fig |
| Pineapple | Walnut | Bael | Litchi |
| Guava | Peach | Phalsa | Grape |
| Sapota | Apricot | Jamun | Annona |
| Custard apple | Almond | Karonda | Pomegranate |
| Jackfruit | Cherry | Avocado | |
| Carambola | Strawberry | Loquat | |
| Persimmon | Peanut | Mango stem | |
| Coconut | Rambutan | ||
| Cashew |
3. Climactic & None-climactic Fruits
| Climacteric Fruits | None-climacteric |
| Mango, Banana, Sapota, Guava, Papaya, Apple, Fig, Peach, Pear, Plum, Annona, Jackfruit, Avocado | Citrus, Grape, Pineapple, Pomegranate, Litchi, Ber, Jumun, Cashew, Cherry, Strawberry, Aonla, Loquat, Phalsa |
4. Common Name of fruit crops
| S.N. | Fruit Crops | Common Name of Fruits |
| 1. | Mango | Bathroom fruit, King of fruits |
| 2. | Banana | Adam’s fig, Tree of wisdom, Tree of Paradise, Kalpataru, Apple of paradise |
| 3. | Jack fruit | Monkey jack |
| 4. | Avocado | Butter fruit |
| 5. | Kiwi fruit | China miracle, Horticulture wonder of Newzeland, National symbol of Newzeland, Chinese Gooseberry |
| 6. | Mangosteen | Queen of fruits |
| 7. | Phalsa | Star apple |
| 8. | Guava | Apple of tropics |
| 9. | Ber | Poor main’s fruit, king of arid fruit, Chinese fig, Chinese date |
| 10. | Carambola | Star fruit, Kamrath, five corner fruits |
| 11. | Apple | King of temperate fruits |
| 12. | Peanut | Queen of nuts |
| 13. | Coconut | Kalpavriksha |
| 14. | Water chestnut | Painful, Singhara |
| 15. | Makhana | Gorgon nut |
| 16. | Tea | Queen of beverage crop |
| 17. | Cocoa | Food of god |
| 18. | Oil-palm | Smallholders irrigated crop |
| 19. | Cashew | Dollar earning crop, plow crop, a gold mine of wasteland |
| 20. | Black pepper | King of spices |
| 21. | Small cardamon | Queen of spices |
| 22. | Mandarin | Fancy fruit |
| 23. | Sapota | Sapodilla plum, bully |
| 24. | Jamun | Indian blackberry, black plum, java plum |
| 25. | Loquat | Japan plum, Japanese malar |
| 26. | Walnut | King of nuts |
| 28. | Aonla | Indian gooseberry, Malacca tree, Myrobalan |