Vol. 10, Issue 12 (2021)

Author(s):
Ashwini Uikey, PKS Gurjar and Bhanuja Dwivedi

Abstract:
Aonla (Emblica officinalis L.) is an important fruit crop indigenous to Indian sub-continent, which can be grown successfully in dry and neglected regions. The farmers are trying different varieties for growing as a commercial orchard without having knowledge about the performance of these varieties. The observations were recorded for physio-chemical characters of dropped aonla fruits in fresh condition. The experiment on varietal evaluation of the physic-chemical characteristics of various cultivars of aonla viz., NA-4, NA-5, NA-6, NA-7, NA-10, Laxmi and Chakaiya were taken up under the Gird regions of Madhya Pradesh at Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior during the year 2019-20 and 2020-21. Maximum fruit length (3.91cm) was recorded with the variety NA-10 followed by NA-4 and NA-7. These varieties have also higher productivity and fruits are free from necrosis or internal browning, hence, they are considered to be ideal varieties for processing.