Vol. 7, Issue 4 (2019)
Evaluation of tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) genotypes for growth, yield and quality
Author(s): C Rajamanickam
Abstract: The present study on “Evaluation of tamarind genotypes for higher yield and fruit quality†was carried out at Horticultural College and Research Institute, Periyakulam with the objective to find out genotypes suitable for high yielding and quality was aimed at. Thirty one genotypes were used for this study. Biometric observations on tree height (m), pod characters such as pod length (cm), pod width (cm), pod circumference (cm),shell weight (g), fibre weight (g), pulp weight (g), number of seeds per pod, fruit weight (g), yield character viz., number of fruits per tree and fruit quality traits like acidity (%) were recorded. The collected morphological traits datas’ were analysed statistically. In the present study significant difference among the thirty one tamarind genotypes were observed. Among the 31 genotypes evaluated, TI-23 recorded the highest values in all the growth, pod, yield and quality characters. In the present study, TI - 23 recorded the highest tree height of 19.23 m. Regarding pod characters, TI-23 recorded the highest pod length (18.23 cm), pod width (4.67 cm) and pod circumference (9.23 cm), shell weight (7.34 g), fibre weight (1.67 g), pulp weight (11.38 g), number of seeds per pod (10.67) and fruit weight (57.88 g). In the case of yield characters, TI-23 genotype recorded the highest number of fruits per tree (550.33). In the case of quality traits viz., acidity showed the highest in TI–12 genotype of 15.90 per cent. From the conclusion of the present study revealed that TI-23 showed the highest mean performance of growth, yield and quality characters and it can be required for further evaluation programme.
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C Rajamanickam. Evaluation of tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) genotypes for growth, yield and quality. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(4):1906-1909.
