Assessment of physical characters of guava (Psidium guajava L.) cultivars under Marathwada conditions

Abstract

This experiment aimed to examine the physical characteristics of various cultivars of Guava (Psidium guajava L.) under Marathwada conditions. Five guava cultivars viz., Lucknow-49, Taiwan Pink, Lalit, VNR Bihi and Thia-5 showed wide range of variation with respect to plant growth and quality traits of fruits were evaluated during the monsoon season of the years 2023-24. An experiment was carried out at, guava orchard, college of Agriculture, Latur, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani. The results were obtained for the physical characters. The maximum flowering percentage (86.33%), fruit setting percentage (70.29%), fruit diameter (7.47 cm), fruit yield (73.49 kg/tree), fruit yield (204.14 q/ha) was noted in the cultivar Lucknow-49 While, the lowest flowering percentage (73.00%), fruit setting percentage (51.17%), fruit diameter (5.62 cm), fruit yield (21.34 kg/tree), fruit yield (51.29 q/ha) was recorded in the cultivar Lalit. The maximum fruit weight (256.93 gm) and volume of fruit (184.54 ml) was recorded in the cultivar Thia-5. While the lowest fruit weight (114.17 g) and volume of fruit (111.86 ml) was found in the cultivar Lalit. Whereas, the highest number of seed per fruit (191.62) and number of fruits per plant (324.44) was observed in the cultivar Lalit and Lucknow-49 respectively. The lowest number of seed per fruit (57.61) and number of fruits per plant (111.60) was observed in the cultivar VNR Bihi and Thia-5 respectively.