I want to start my research on Dragon fruits. It is very nutritious as well as fetching good price in the market. the Crop is having huge potential for upliftment of socioeconomic condition of farmers in North Bengal Region of West Bengal.
Dr. Harikamal, You can contact ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam or ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Mizoram Centre, Kolasib for this particular purpose. Even you can contact Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Farm Science Centre) of your Particular district for getting planting material. Some Farmer producers organization (FPOs) are also distributing these planting matrials.
The Dragon fruit or Pitaya is a fruit producing cactus belonging to the genus Hylocereus. These plants would prefer well-draining slightly acidic soils, preferably sandy in structure.