Identification of Red Flesh and White Flesh Jackfruit Genotypes

Author: R. Jayavalli, K. Kumanan and S. Sheeba Joyce Roseleen

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Abstract

Fifty-five jackfruit germplasm viz., KDM-AhJ1 to KDM-AhJ55 were selected for the study to identify superior genotype in fruit yield and quality. The selected superior genotypes differ widely among themselves. Among the fifty-five jackfruit germplasms, flakes colour varied from white, yellow, whitish yellow, light yellow, bright yellow, senthuram/deep orange. The genotypes KDM-AhJ-01, KDM-AhJ-4, KDM-AhJ-7 and KDM-AhJ-10 showed good deep orange (Senthuram colour) flakes. Genotype KDM-AhJ-45 recorded the pure white flakes and very sweet in taste (Seeni pala)

Keywords

Jackfruit (J), KDM (Kudumiyanmali), Artocarpus heterophyllus (Ah), senthuram/deep orange, identification, evaluation, germplasm/genotypes

Conclusion

In this experiment trail the highest number of fruits per tree (43.33.) was recorded for the genotype KDM-AhJ-8. Among the genotypes, the genotypes KDM-AhJ-01, KDM-AhJ-4, KDM-AhJ-7 and KDM-AhJ-10 showed good deep orange (Senthuram colour) flakes. The genotype KDM-AhJ-45 recorded the pure white flakes and very sweet in taste (Seeni pala). Based on the yield and quality characters the above mentioned genotypes are having excellent characters. In general, the research was able to show differences among the jackfruit genotypes used in India, which could help identify superior ones

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R. Jayavalli, K. Kumanan and S. Sheeba Joyce Roseleen (2024). Identification of Red Flesh and White Flesh Jackfruit Genotypes. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(8): 140-145.