Determination of maturity indices for harvesting of pomegranate cv. Bhagawa
Keywords:
Pomegranate, Bhagawa, seed mellownessAbstract
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is an important
fruit crop of arid and semi-arid regions of the world with
immense medicinal and nutritional value (Pal and Babu,
2015). It's a diploid (2n=2x=l6) perennial shrub from the
family 'Lythraceae' (sub-family: Punicoideae). The versatile
adaptability and built-in drought tolerance paves the way for
its sustainability under marginal lands. It is believed to have
originated from Iran and highly adapted to climatic conditions
of India. In India, it is cultivated over 2.16 lakh ha with a
production of25.67 lakh tonnes/annum and a productivity of
11.56 t/ha during 2016-17 (NHB, 2017).In pomegranate,
Bhagawa, Ruby, Arakta and Mridula are some of the popular
cul ti vars of pomegranate which are commercially cultivated
in different states of India (Jadhav and Sharma, 2007) and
these cultivars vary in their maturity period depending on the
prevailing climatic condition.Of late, Bhagawa has become
the predominant cultivar occupying major area under
cultivation as it has huge export demand due to its attractive
red skin, red arils, seed mellowness, bold arils etc.
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