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Morphological and Physico-Chemical Characteristics of New Pomegranate Variety “Sharad King”
| العنوان: | Morphological and Physico-Chemical Characteristics of New Pomegranate Variety “Sharad King” |
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| المؤلفون: | Shilpa, P., Bhosale, V. P., Sowjanya, P. Roopa, Babu, K. D., Girme, A. R., Daphale, T. H., Marathe, R. A. |
| المصدر: | Agricultural Research; 20240101, Issue: Preprints p1-7, 7p |
| مستخلص: | In this study, the newly identified farmer pomegranate variety ‘Sharad King’ has been characterized for 48 traits including morphological and physico-chemical parameters to analyse its suitability for commercial cultivation and exportability. The variety has been evaluated for four consecutive years during Ambebahar, and their mean performance was compared with the ruling variety ‘Bhagawa’. Two sample T-test analysis exhibited the presence of significant differences for twenty quantitative traits. The study showed that ‘Sharad King’ variety has better fruit size (299.79 g), red thick rind (4.65 mm), more number of arils per fruit (704.75), sweet red arils, soft seeds, matures in about 160–170 days after anthesis and better shelf life with comparatively lesser physiological loss in weight of fruits (2.22%) than the check variety ‘Bhagawa’. Rind per cent is comparatively 3.18% higher in ‘Sharad King’. Thus, the new variety ‘Sharad King’ was found to be promising for fresh consumption, processing purposes, and long-distance marketing. Cultivation of this new variety will help to overcome the drawbacks in the existing ruling variety ‘Bhagawa’ faced by the pomegranate growers. |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Supplemental Index |
| تدمد: | 2249720X 22497218 |
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| DOI: | 10.1007/s40003-024-00799-3 |