Tropical and subtropical fruits (2+1)

Species and Cultivars

Varieties

Balanagar

• It is a popular variety of Andhra Pradesh, grows to a height of 3.5 to 4.0 m tall.
• The yield potential of this variety is very high with the fruit size of 350-450 g with less number of seeds (40-80), pulp is white buttery sweet with TSS of 29 percent, acidity of 0.24 percent.
Mammoth

• This is a high yielding variety with prolific bearer, plant is dwarf compare to other varieties.
• Fruits are irregular in shape.
• The average fruit weight is about 180-200 g.
• The areoles are medium to big in size, very smooth and round.
• The mesocarp is white in colour small to medium segment.
• The number of seeds is less (15-30 seeds/fruit). The fruit has a good keeping quality.
Red sitaphal

• The fruits are medium in size (170-250g) the rind is pink, slightly acidic and sweet, TSS-25 percent with good quality fruits, acidity 0.21 percent with small size seeds.
Barbados

• The fruits are of small to medium in size (170-200 g), fruits are spherical in shape.
• The mesocarp with medium areoles with creamy white pulp, moderately sweet, with the TSS of 24 percent acidity of 0.21 percent.
• This is a high yielding variety.
British Guinea

• This is high yielding variety; the fruits remain green at ripening, medium in size (170-340 g).
• The mesocarp is white and soft, pulp is white, moderately juicy and sweet with 25 percent TSS.
Islander

• Large fruit (410 g), TSS 26 percent with less seeded.
Hybrids

Atemoya

• Hybrid between A. squamosa x A.cherimoya – sweet pulp, with few seeds.
Arka Sahana (Island Gem x Mammoth)

• It is progeny of island gem (Anonna atemoya) x mammoth (A. squomosa). Fruits will mature in the month sep-oct.
• Matured fruits weigh 210 g and take 6-7 days to ripe.
• The skin has a waxy bloom, light green in colour with creamy white flesh which is juicy with pleasant aroma.
• An average of about 12 tonnes of fruits can be harvested /ha