Evaluation of under-utilized fruits for yield, quality and adaptability

Collection and evaluation of underutilized fruits

• Twenty four sweet karonda types were evaluated, that maximum fruit size of 3.98 g was recorded in Acc. No. 4/11 and maximum yield (6.46 kg/plant) was recorded in Acc. No. 8/12. On initial evaluation, the Governor’s plum (Flacourtia indica L) having dark brown with round shaped fruits with an average fruit weight of 6.55 g and sweet to taste with a TSS of 24.5°B was found to be promising.