| Thirty-seven
accessions of P. guajava and 6 Psidium species (P. chinensis, P.
quadrangularis, P. molle, P. cattleianum, P. guinees [?P. guineense ]
and P. friedrichsthalianum ) were studied for fruit weight, volume,
length, breadth, total soluble solids (TSS), titratable acidity, skin
colour and pulp colour. Cultivar Kamsari had the highest fruit weight.
The TSS was highest in the cultivar Bangalore Local (12.70 deg Brix),
however, this cultivar has hard seeds. In most of the cultivars, the
skin colour was yellow and cultivars such as Apple Colour and Chittidar
had red spots on the skin. The cultivars Beaumont, EC- 147039, 147037,
162904, 147036, 147034, G-6, Kamsari, Pati, Portugal, Red Flesh had
pink to red flesh colour. P. quadrangularis and P. guinees produced
large fruits. The TSS was highest in P. friedrichsthalianum . The
hybridization programme carried out has resulted in the isolation of
one superior red-fleshed cultivar H-21. |
