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Non-native to Gujarat and the Indian subcontinent. Introduced to India during the late 19th century (first planted in Gholvad/Maharashtra and rapidly adopted across the adjoining coastal plain of South Gujarat), it has become one of Gujarat's most prominent horticultural crops. Major commercial production belts�famous for the GI-tagged "Dahanu Gholvad Chikoo" agro-climatic corridor, as well as the prized "Kalipatti" and "Bhuripatti" cultivars�thrive across the coastal alluvium of Navsari, Valsad, and Surat districts, extending into Junagadh and Bhavnagar in Saurashtra.
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