Cultivars of litchi

NRCL - Cultivars of litchi

NEW CULTIVARS DEVELOPED BY NRCL
Shahi This is an early season cultivar Trees are vigorous with regular bearing Fruits are globose-heart or obtuse shape Moderately prone to cracking (8.24%) Fruit weight 22-26 g Pulp recovery is 65 to 70 % with TSS 19-21 degree Brix Yield 140-150 kg per tree
China This is a mid to late season cultivar Plant is vigorous but tends to alternate bearing Heavy bunch bearing (20-25 fruits per bunch) Pulp recovery is 60-67 % Fruits weight 22-26 g Seeds are bold in size Less prone to cracking (4.17%) Yield 150-160 kg per tree
Rose Scented Popular in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh Trees are very vigorous The fruits have distinct aroma Fruits are medium to large, weighing 20-22 g, sweet with TSS 21-23 degree Brix Fruits are moderately susceptible to sunburn and cracking Yield 80-90 kg per tree
Mandraji Trees are vigorous Matures in the last week of May to first week of June Fruits are large (22-26 g) and produced in cluster Pericarp is thick, very rough and has attractive bright red colour TSS of fruits 19 degree Brix and acidity 0.43 per cent when ripe
Purbi Fruits are large (23-25 g) and produced in large clusters Matures in the third week of May Peel is thick, very rough with attractive bright red colour Fruits are egg-round to lopsided heart-shaped with uneven shoulder and fruit tip is distinctly pointed Pulp is soft, juicy with pleasant flavour, having TSS 19-20 degree Brix and 0.44 per cent acidity Fruits are less susceptible to cracking
Bombai The trees are vigorous. The colour of fruit is carmine red. Pulp is greyish-white, sweet, soft and juicy Fruit has TSS 17-20 degree Brix, 11% total sugar and 0.45 % acidity Seeds are elongated, smooth with 2.3 cm length, 1.6 cm width and weighs 3.4 g Average yield is 80-90 kg per tree
Dehradun This has a medium vigorous tree Fruits are medium in size weighing 15-20 g Fruits possess oblique-heart to conical shape with bright rose pink colour The pulp is greyish-white, soft, and moderately juicy with TSS 18 degree Brix, 10.4 % sugar and 0.44 % acidity Highly susceptible to sunburn and cracking Fruit yield is 80-90 kg per tree
Early Seedless Medium yielding (50-60 kg per tree) but regular bearing Pulp (aril) is creamy white, soft, juicy and sweet containing 17-20 degree Brix TSS Seed is very small, shrunken, glamorous and dirty chocolate in colour Overall fruit quality of the cultivar is good
Ajhauli It has pink floral disc which is distinct from Shahi Fruits are red in colour, weighing 18-21 g This cultivar is highly prone to cracking Yield 80-100 kg per tree
Gandaki Sampada It is a selection from Pantnagar Fruit mature late during mid-June Fruits are conical in shape with vermilion to carmine colour at maturity Fruits are large in size weighing 35-42 g Pulp is creamy-white, soft and juicy Cracking resistant Pulp recovery is 80 to 85 per cent Yield 120-140 kg per tree
Gandaki Yogita It is a selection from Ranchi Trees are dwarf in stature and suitable for closer planting Fruit mature late and ripens in mid-July The pulp recovery is 70-75 per cent Possess melting texture with pleasant aroma and good blend of sugar and acid Yield 70-80 kg per tree
Gandaki Lalima It is a selection from Ranchi A late maturing cultivar ripens in the second week of June Trees are moderately vigorous Fruit weighs 28-32 g Pulp is creamy white in colour, sweet (TSS 18–19 degree brix), soft and juicy with good flavour Pulp recovery is above 60 per cent It has good shelf life Yield 130-140 kg per tree