West Bengal
West Bengal
It is a selection from T.No.16 originally collected from Bapatla. It was released in the year 1989. It has a medium compact canopy and intensive branching habit. It has on an average, 6 fruits per bunch and yield of 8.5 kg/tree with small nut size (5g nut weight). Shelling percentage is 30 and kernel grade is W 320.
It is selection made from seedling plantation of H-2/15 of Regional Research Station, Bidan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, Jhargram, West Bengal. The variety has mid season flowering habit with 3-4 fruits per panicle. Apple is golden yellow with a weight of 63g and a mean juice content of 68.9 per cent. The average nut weight is 9.2g with a kernel weight of 2.85g and high shelling (32%). The kernel grade is W 180.The variety can yield 13.5 kg/tree in 7th harvest.
