Yellow Nana–A Dwarf Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Variety for Ornamental Purposes
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Dr. Shilpa Parashuram
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SH Jalikop
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KD Babu
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R Kumar
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P Roopa Sowjanya
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AR Girme
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TH Daphale
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RA Marathe
Abstract
The genus Punica to which pomegranate belongs also has a miniature pomegranate 'Nana', which produces orange red flowers with
pink pigmentation in the new foliage and it is often used for decorative purposes. We developed a yellow variant of 'Nana' by
introgressing the gene for yellow pigment from edible 'Kabul Yellow' variety. “Yellow Nana” was evaluated for 46 characters, including
morphological and physico-chemical traits in comparison with Nana. The results showed the morphological similarity between
'Yellow Nana' and 'Nana' except for flower, fruit and aril colour. Most distinguishable characters of the 'Yellow Nana' are the dwarf plant stature (0.8 m), miniature leaves, profuse yellow flowers with white petals, small yellow fruits (9.45 g weight) with tiny light yellow highly acidic arils (5.19%) and hard seeds in comparison to 'Nana'. 'Yellow Nana' can grow as a new ornamental pomegranate variety as it is phenotypically similar to 'Nana' variety except for flower and foliage colour.
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