Species and Cultivars

Species and Cultivars
    About 60 sps of Passiflora produce edible fruits. P. edulis is most popular.
    Cultivars:
    • P. edulis- Purple susceptible to diseases.
    • P. edulis- var Flavicarpa – Yellow
    Tolerant to diseases.
    • Var Noels special- golden, early bearing, self incompatible.
    • Kaveri: purple yellow- tolerant to diseases and high yielding.
    • Australian Varieties: Purple gold, Lacey, E-23 Black beauty.

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