Variability of Physical Parameters of Different Cultivar in Jackfruit
Ashwini Uikey *
Department of Horticulture, Dr. PDKV, Akola, India.
Amruta Pawar
Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Karad, India.
Ekta P. Ningot
Department of Horticulture, Dr. PDKV, Akola, India.
Pallavi Thakre
Department of Horticulture, Dr. PDKV, Akola, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) is an important and indigenous fruit crop of India therefore present investigation was carried out with the aim to evaluate performance different jackfruit cultivars in vidharbha region at Department of Horticulture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola during 2016-17. Experiment was carried out in Randomized Block Design with thirteen different genotypes of jackfruits viz., AKJF-1 (Akot jackfruit -1), AKJF-2 (Akot jackfruit -2), AKJF-3 (Akot jackfruit -3), AKJF-4 (Akot jackfruit -4) AKJF-5 (Akot jackfruit -5), AKLJF-6 (Akola jackfruit -6), GDJF-7 (Gadchiroli jackfruit -7), GDJF-8 (Gadchiroli jackfruit -8), GDJF-9 (Gadchiroli jackfruit -9), GDJF-10 (Gadchiroli jackfruit -10), GDJF-11 (Gadchiroli jackfruit -11), GDJF-12 (Gadchiroli jackfruit -12) and GDJF-13(Gadchiroli jackfruit -13) which were replicated thrice. The results revealed that, maximum rag weight per fruit (1.86 kg), highest bulb weight (30.3 g), highest weight of flake (22.2 g) and highest seed weight (10.71g) as observed in the fruits of genotype GDJF-12 whereas maximum seeds weight per fruit (0.81 kg) and number of bulbs per fruit. (159.33) was found in the genotype GDJF-13.
Keywords: Jackfruit, genotypes, bulb, rag, seeds, staple foods, economic products