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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

   Tallest homegrown cactus: SDM College of Dental Sciences breaks Guinness World Records record (VIDEO)

SATTUR, India -- A cactus plant (cereus peruvianus), which had found a place in the Guinness Book of World Records, i
Grown at the SDM College of Dental Sciences at Sattur in Dharwad, the plant was 78.8 feet tall in June 2010, when it entered the Guinness Book of World Record. Known as cereus peruvianus in botanical terminology, in the last four years, the plant has grown further and is now 110 ft tall. s breaking its own record by growing taller; grown at the SDM College of Dental Sciences at Sattur in Dharwad, the plant was 78.8 feet tall in June 2010, when it entered the Guinness Book of World Record; in the last four years, the plant has grown further and is now 110ft,
setting the new world record for the Tallest homegrown cactus, according to the World Record Academy .

  Photo: Grown at the SDM College of Dental Sciences at Sattur in Dharwad, the plant was 78.8 feet tall in June 2010, when it entered the Guinness Book of World Record. Known as cereus peruvianus in botanical terminology, in the last four years, the plant has grown further and is now 110 ft tall. ( enlarge photo)

The Guinness World Records' record for the tallest homegrown cactus (Cereus peruvians) measured 24 m (78.8 ft) on 23 December 2009 and was grown at the Shri Dharmathala Manjunatheshwar College of Dental Sciences (India) in Dharwad, Karnataka, India.

  Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the tallest sweetcorn (maize) plant; it measures 10.74 m (35 ft 3 inches) and was grown by Jason Karl of Allegany, NY, USA. It was measured on 22 December 2011. The Maize was measured in the horizontal position from the bottom of the botanical shoot to the top of the tassel.


    Planted on August 15, 2002, the plant belongs to the cactaceae family and has no leaves. The stem is angled with a tuft of spines on the ridges. It's flowers are 20 cm-long, funnel shaped, white in colour and turn brownish when withered.

   The flowering season is from March to October, with maximum flowering in September.
     It has fruits called Peruvian Apple which is edible and red in colour. In Latin America, it is called Pitaya and marketed with the name Koubo. Good drainage, proper sunlight and low humidity are ideal conditions for cultivation.

    Earlier, the world record stood in the name of a cactus in Narayanpur of Dharwad.

   Grown at the SDM College of Dental Sciences at Sattur in Dharwad, the plant was 78.8 feet tall in June 2010, when it entered the Guinness Book of World Record. Known as cereus peruvianus in botanical terminology, in the last four years, the plant has grown further and is now 110ft tall.

    The college authorities have erected a tower to support the plant at the top.

   The cactus grown at Pandit Munji's house in Narayanpur was 72 feet tall when it made an entry into the Guinness Book in 2004. Now, the Pandit's plant is 56 feet.


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