Guava - IIHR Varieties

Guava (Psidium guajava):  The nomenclature and the descriptions of the different guava varieties grown in India are greatly confusing. Some varieties are named according to shape of the fruit; skin and pulp colour while several others after the place of origin. Guava is mainly a self-pollinated crop but cross-pollination also occurs resulting in large variability in the seedling population from which promising genotypes have been selected in different agro-climatic regions. The  characteristic features of IIHR varieties are given below:

Arka Kiran:  It is hybrid from the combination Kamsari x Purple Local. The fruits are slightly pear shaped weighing on an average about 200 g. The pulp is pink in colour with high Lycopene content and seeds are soft (<10 kg/ cm² hardness) with a TSS of 12°Brix

Arka Amulya:  It is from the cross ‘Allahabad Safeda’ x ‘Triploid’. Fruits are medium sized, pulp white, TSS high (12.5°Brix) with good keeping quality. Plants are semi - vigorous and spreading

Arka Mridula:  It is a selection from the open pollinated seedlings of Allahabad Safeda. Fruits weigh about 180-200 g. Seeds are soft with <10 kg / m² hardness. Fruits have whitish pulp and the TSS is 12°Brix

• Arka Rashmi:  This is a hybrid from the combination Kamsari x Purple Local. The fruits are round, weigh about 200 g. The pulp is deep pink in colour with high ascorbic acid and lycopene content. The seeds are medium soft (8-10 kg/ cm² hardness) with a TSS of 11-12°Brix.