Characterization and evaluation of mountain sweet thorn (Flacourtia montana J. Grah) collections
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Mountain sweet thorn (Flacourtia montana J. Grah) is an indigenous underutilized fruit of Western Ghats and other regions of peninsular India. It is a close relative of Governor’s plum. It is bushy shrub or small tree with spiny trunks and branches which may grow up to 2.5 m height. The fruits are bright dark red 1-2 cm in diameter, sweet edible and have potential for processing into jams and jellies. The presence of thorn is one of the major hurdles forcommercialization of this crop. Thus, seeds of the thorny plants of the Mountain sweet thorn were collected from different locations and seedlings were planted to identify suitable line .The plant height ranged from 425 cm (accession 0208) to 710 cm (accession 0202). The plant girth ranged from 34.5 cm to 82 cm. The growth data revealed that all the accessions are vigourous, fast growing and various levels of thorniness. All the accessions were found to be spreading type. Significant variability was recorded for leaf characteristics among the accessions studied. Three major clusters were observed in cluster analysis for morphological and fruiting charactersconsisting of 1, 8 and 9 accessions, respectively. The number of fruits ranged from 0 to 4008. Highest yield (9.46 kg/plant) was obtained in accession - 0106 followed by accession- 0201 (7.83 kg). The average fruit weight ranged from 1.51 g to 3.94 g. Highest fruit weight (3.94g) was also recorded in 0106 followed by 2.84 (0102).The total soluble solids ranged from 10 0 Brix to 15.1 0 Brix. Over all, accession 0201 was found better than others with respect to yield, regular bearing and less thorniness.
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