Author(s):

Arju Ali Khan, Anwesha Das and Susanta Kumar Sarkar

Abstract: An investigation was made on twenty promising guava cultivars viz. Lalit, Allahabad Safeda, Lucknow -49, Shweta, Philippines, Kohir Safeda, Arka Amulya, Hisar Surkha, Safed Jam, Hisar Safeda, Arka Mridula, Arka Kiran, Kohir Round, Kohir Red, SRD-1, Kohir Long, Kafri, Mohammad Khaja, Baruipur Local and Dudh Khaja on the basis of fruit morphology and physico-chemical properties at Horticultural Research Station (HRS), Mondouri, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya during 2016-17. Fruit weight was maximum Hisar Surkha, followed by Lucknow – 49, Philippines and Shweta. Fruit quality in terms of TSS (ºBrix) was best in Arka Kiran followed by Lalit, Kohir Red, and SRD-1. Arka Kiran showed maximum vitamin C content and total sugar per 100 g of fruit pulp with a meagre amount of acidity. So, apart from the local varieties Hisar Surkha and Arka Kiran are recommended for cultivation under the new alluvial zone of West Bengal.

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