Performance assessment for fruit associated characters in Palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer L.)
Author(s):
Manivannan MI, Premalakshmi V, Augustine Jerard Bosco, Allwin L, Venudevan B and Nandhini M
Abstract:
The experiment was conducted at the Department of Horticulture, VOC Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam of Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, India under the ICAR funded All India Coordinated Research Project in Palms during the year 2023-24. The Palmyrah germplasm material consisted of 265 accessions collected from different parts of the country viz., Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal and Odissa. The present study aimed at understanding the variability in fruit associated characters for sixteen bearing accessions of palmyrah. The results revealed that a wide variability existed among the different bearing accessions for different fruit associated characters. Maximum fruit weight (1.44kg), flesh weight with epicarp (0.61kg) and nut weight per fruit (0.83 kg) was recorded in the accession 41. Maximum weight per nut (0.18 kg) was registered in the accession 41, 10 and 3 which was on par with each other. Acc.2 recorded maximum fruit length (16.92 cm), fruit diameter (36.67 cm), seed length (13.84 cm) and seed circumference (18.75 cm), respectively. The maximum number of fruits was registered in the accession 26 (352 fruits/tree).
How to cite this article:
Manivannan MI, Premalakshmi V, Augustine Jerard Bosco, Allwin L, Venudevan B, Nandhini M. Performance assessment for fruit associated characters in Palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer L.). Pharma Innovation 2024;13(12):82-85.