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Table 5.2. Variability in fruit characters of certain under-exploited indigenous fruit trees of Kerala.
Species/parameter studied
Mean
Range
SE
Emblica officinalis a
Fruit girth (cm)
6.74
0.41
2.4-9.1
Fruit weight (g)
7.14
0.53
2.9-13.9
Acidity (%)
0.49
0.03
0.38-0.82
Total soluble solids (TSS) (%)
10.97
0.22
8.6-12.3
Vitamin C (mg/100 g)
329.09
16.90
201.0-420.4
Fibre (%)
2.56
0.10
2.0-3.2
Garcinia gummi-gutta fruit types b
Round mammiform
Fruit weight (g)
130.0
16.40
75-166
Fruit diameter (cm)
6.6
0.31
5.5-7.3
Rind ratio
75.4
3.10
62-82
Rind-seed (%)
3.3
0.45
1.6-4.6
Round
Fruit weight (g)
95.0
15.8
63-128
Fruit diameter (cm)
6.0
0.4
5.4-7.0
Rind ratio
76.3
4.2
66-83
Rind-seed (%)
3.6
0.7
1.9-4.8
Oval mammiform
Fruit weight (g)
51.0
8.8
30-70
Fruit diameter (cm)
4.7
0.3
4.0-5.4
Rind ratio
74.5
5.2
67-89
Rind-seed (%)
3.8
1.4
2.0-8.0
Oval
Fruit weight (g)
67.0
9.6
50-83
Fruit diameter (cm)
5.0
0.2
4.5-5.4
Rind ratio
73.0
2.9
68-78
Rind-seed (%)
2.8
0.4
2.8-3.6
Cylindrical
Fruit weight (g)
82.0
5.3
71-90
Fruit diameter (cm)
5.4
0.1
5.3-5.5
Rind ratio
76.7
1.3
74-78
Rind-seed (%)
3.3
0.2
2.9-3.5
Moringa oleifera c
Fruit characters
Length (cm)
51.6
3.62
32.3-100.0
Girth (cm)
5.7
0.22
4.22-8.36
Number per plant
326.0
23.62
174-612
Weight (g)
75.3
10.75
25.3-227.3
Yield (kg/plant)
27.4
3.32
8.3-70.46
Vitamin A (IU)
141.2
6.14
94.6-184.7
Vitamin C (mg/100 g)
114.8
2.25
87.5-129.2
Seeds (no./fruit)
20.5
0.60
14.6-25.6
Syzygium cuminii d
Fruit weight (g) 5.92 0.48 2.2-13.8
Fruit length (cm) 23.10 0.91 11-34
Fruit diameter (cm) 18.30 0.66 11.4-27
Pulp contents (%) 77.68 1.85 58.19-97.71
Total soluble solids (TSS) (%) 17.09 0.58 10-23
Acidity (%) 0.50 0.12 0.32-0.77
Total sugars (%) 8.74 0.29 5.68-12.5
Ascorbic acid (mg/100 g) 48.23 1.95 34.38-76.25
a Aravindakshan et al. (1986) on trees situated at 19 sites including forest areas and homegardens.
b Manomohandas et al. (2002) on 21 trees in farmers' fields in Mananthavady, Kerala.
c Resmi et al . (2005) on 28 accessions from Kerala.
d Patel et al . (2005) in northern India.
 
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