Vol. 11, Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Janvi Sanghani and DK Varu

Abstract:
The present investigation was carried out at Fruit Research Station, Madhavbaug, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh during the year 2021. The results revealed that the maximum fruit set at pea stage (72.68%), maximum fruit set at marble stage (71.26%), highest numbers of fruit set per shoot (8.67), maximum fruit length (8.81 cm), maximum fruit diameter(8.92 cm), maximum fruit weight (399.67g) and maximum pulp weight (191.33 g) were recorded in hand pollination with 100% pollen using paint brush (T3). minimum peel weight (85.33 g) and minimum seed weight (22.00 g) were recorded in hand pollination with 40% pollen + 60% corn starch using sprayer (T10), minimum number of seeds per fruit (39.00) was noted in natural pollination (T1), minimum stone fruit (1.70%) was recorded in hand pollination with 40% pollen+ 60% corn starch using paint brush (T6). For yield parameters, maximum number of fruits per plant (433.33), highest estimated yield (86.6kg/plant) and (24 t/ha) were recorded in hand pollination with 100% pollen using paint brush (T3) followed by hand pollination with 100% pollen using sprayer (T7).