

Author: Jalikop S. Venugopalan R. Kumar R.
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
ISSN: 0014-2336
Source: Euphytica, Vol.174, Iss.1, 2010-07, pp. : 137-141
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Abstract
Pomegranate cultivation is one of the most attractive farming enterprises in the Indian arid tropics. However, the quality of the fruit is often severely affected by a physiological disorder called ‘aril browning’ in which a part or all the arils show discolouration (browning) and such fruits are unfit for consumption. This has become a serious concern to consumers, growers and researchers in the recent times. In order to understand the genotypic variation for aril browning and its association with other fruit traits, 158 progenies obtained by selfing two pomegranate multiple hybrids viz., {(‘Ganesh’ × ‘Kabul’) × ‘Yercaud’} × {(‘Ganesh’ × ‘Gulsha Rose Pink’)-F2} and {(‘Yercaud’ × ‘Jyothi’) × (‘Ganesh’ × ‘Gulsha Rose Pink’)-F2} × {(‘Ganesh’ × ‘Kabul’) × ‘Yercaud’} were studied. Because of heterozygous nature of the crop and diverse genetic base of parents, a wide array of recombinants were produced which were scored for aril browning, fruit skin colour, aril colour, total soluble solids (TSS) and seed mellowness. Results of Spearman’s correlation analysis revealed that aril browning is inversely related with aril colour (
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