Comparative performance of rainy and winter season guava cultivars under arid irrigated conditions of Punjab
Keywords:
Guava cultivars, fruit yield, Vitamin C, rainy season, winter seasonAbstract
Guava (Psidium guajava L.) is one of the most important tropical and subtropical fruits as it has a high nutritive value and can be grown under different soil and climatic conditions. It bears twice in a year but the best quality fruit is obtained in winter. Astudy was conducted to evaluate the performance of seven guava cultivars viz. Allahabad safeda, Apple colour, Behat coconut, Lalit, Lucknow 49, Pear shaped and Red fleshed at Regional Research Station, Abohar during the years 2010- 2012. Ripened fruits of all the varieties were collected from the orchard during winter as well as rainy season and analyzed for fruit weight, fruit yield, total soluble solids (TSS), acidity, Vitamin C and total sugars. The highest fruit yield was recorded in Lucknow -49 during rainy season (85 Kg/tree) followed by Lalit (79.0 kg) as well as during winter season (52.7 Kg/tree). The maximum content of Vitamin C (283.3 mg/100g pulp) was also recorded in Lucknow -49 during winter season harvest.
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