Thar Neelkanth: a new bael variety
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Authors
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A K Singh
Scientists, Central Horticultural Experiment Station,
Vejalpur 389 340, Panchmahals (Godhra), Gujarat
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R S Singh
Scientists, Central Horticultural Experiment Station,
Vejalpur 389 340, Panchmahals (Godhra), Gujarat
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B D Sharma
Scientists, Central Horticultural Experiment Station,
Vejalpur 389 340, Panchmahals (Godhra), Gujarat
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Sanjay Singh
Head, Central Horticultural Experiment Station,
Vejalpur 389 340, Panchmahals (Godhra), Gujarat
Abstract
Thar Neelkanth has vigorous and lustrous growth with dense canopy. It is drought hardy and prolific-bearer variety. It starts bearing in third year and ripening after 320 days of fruit setting with an average yield of 75.67 kg/tree during eighth year under rained hot semi-arid conditions. Fruits are rich in fine fibres (4.88%), with thin rind (1.8mm), high pulp content (71.30%) and with less acidity (0.29%), less number of seeds (83.21) and mucilage and high in TSS of pulp (41.20 0 brix) and mucilage (52.50 0 brix), and pulp TSS and acidity ratio (142.07). It is highly suitable to grow under fragile agroclimatic conditions.Downloads
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Submitted
2019-04-03
Published
2019-04-03
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How to Cite
Singh, A. K., Singh, R. S., Sharma, B. D., & Singh, S. (2019). Thar Neelkanth: a new bael variety. Indian Horticulture, 61(5). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/view/88501
