Vol. 10, Special Issue 11 (2021)

Author(s):
VM Parmar and KM Karetha

Abstract:
An investigation was carried out at Department of Horticulture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh during the year 2019-20. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design with Factorial concept comprising eight treatment combinations with three replications. The treatments comprised of four level of regions (R) viz., R₁ =West Gujarat Zone, R₂ = North Gujarat Zone, R₃ = Middle Gujarat Zone, R₄ = South Gujarat Zone and two level of species (S) viz., S₁ = Hylocereus undatus (White pulp) and S₂ = Hylocereus polyrhizus (Red pulp). In case of nutritional evaluation maximum calcium (8.32 mg/100 g) and phosphorus (33.85 mg/100 g) content recorded in species of West Gujarat Zone (R₁) whereas maximum magnesium (40.76 mg/100 g)) and iron (1.47 mg/100 g) content recorded in species of Middle Gujarat Zone (R₃) and South Gujarat Zone (R₄), respectively. In case of species highest calcium (8.63 mg/100 g), magnesium (40.95 mg/100 g), iron (1.40 mg/100 g) and phosphorous (33.21 mg/100 g) content recorded in species Hylocereus polyrhizus (S₂) and in treatment combination highest calcium (8.76 mg/100 g) and phosphorus (34.41 mg/100 g) content recorded maximum in R₁S₂ (West Gujarat Zone + Hylocereus polyrhizus) whereas highest magnesium (42.30 mg/100 g) and iron (1.64 mg/100 g) content recorded in R₃S₂ (Middle Gujarat Zone + Hylocereus polyrhizus) and R₄S₂ (South Gujarat Zone + Hylocereus polyrhizus), respectively. In case of organoleptic evaluation highest appearance score was obtained by species S₁ (Hylocereus undatus) (8.60) and highest taste score was obtained by species S₂ (Hylocereus polyrhizus) (8.53).