Ten red fleshed guava varieties and local types viz., Arka Kiran, Arka Rashmi, Lalit, H-17-16, Punjab Pink and SRD-HYD-1, SR-I, SR-II, GR-I and GR-II were evaluated for physico-chemical characteristics under North-Eastern transitional zone of Karnataka. The accessions evaluated showed wide range of variation with respect to physico-chemical characteristics. The accession H-17-16 recorded maximum fruit length (7.45 cm) and maximum TSS (15.20°B). However, the ascorbic acid (243.47 mg/100g) and total sugars (12.37 %) was found to be maximum in SRD-HYD-1 and maximum Lycopene was noted in fruits of Arka Kiran (5.14 mg/100g). On the basis of different characters the accessions H-17-16, Arka Kiran, SRD-HYD-1 and Punjab Pink were found to be superior in their performance for physico-chemical characteristics.

Guava, quality, Physico-chemical, accessions

The study concluded that the genotype H-17-16 was superior to other varieties in relation to physico-chemical parameters and organoleptic scores, the other varieties viz., Arka Kiran, Punjab Pink, SRD-HYD-1 and Arka Rashmi were moderate yielders but were good for quality and organoleptic scores.

Ravi G.K., Praveen Jholgiker, Srinivas N., Patil S.N., Praveen Kumar B.N., Thippanna, K.S. and Pattepur S. (2023). Performance Evaluation of Red Fleshed Guava (Psidium guajava L.) Accessions for Physico–chemical characteristics under North-eastern Transitional Zone of Karnataka. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(9): 631-634.