GROWTH AND YIELD ATTRIBUTES OF GUAVA (Psidium guajava L.) VARIETIES UNDER WEST BENGAL CONDITION

TANMOY SARKAR¹*, S.K. SARKAR², TAPAS SARKAR³, SAYAN SAU^4
1Department of Fruits and Orchard Management, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, 741252
²Department of Fruits and Orchard Management, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, 741252
³Department of Fruits and Orchard Management, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, 741252
⁴Department of Fruits and Orchard Management, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, 741252
* Corresponding Author : tsarkarbckv@gmail.com

Received : 02-12-2016     Accepted : 15-12-2016     Published : 18-12-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 61       Pages : 3499 - 3501
Int J Agr Sci 8.61 (2016):3499-3501

Keywords : Guava, Variety, Vegetative Growth, Reproductive Growth, Yield
Academic Editor : Veera Suresh, Sanwar Choudhary
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are grateful to Department of fruits and orchard management, Faculty of Horticulture, B.C.K.V. Mohanpur, Nadia for very kindly providing all the necessary facilities for successful conduct of the experiment
Author Contribution : None declared

The study revealed highest tree height, tree volume, stock girth, and scion girth and in Sweta variety; while lowest stock girth, scion girth and tree volume was in Kohir Safeda. Sweta was first to flower, while the duration of flowering was longer in Allahabad Safeda, followed by Lalit and shortest in Arka Amulya. Sweta was superior to all other varieties in terms of yield attributes as it registered highest fruit yield and fruit set. Among the various physical characters studied, fruit weight (137.33 gm) and fruit volume (153.33 ml) was highest in Philipines variety, on the other hand, specific gravity was highest in Hisar Safeda. In Arka Amulya variety highest number of seeds/fruit (306.33) was obtained, and lowest seed number was observed in Sweta. In terms of tree vigorous, flowering, yield with less number of seeds. The Sweta variety was well performed under West Bengal condition.