Regional Fruit Research Station, Punjab Agricultural University, Abohar 152 116
Six cultivars, viz. Flordasun, Partap, Prabhat, Shan-i-Punjab, Florda Red and Sharbati were evaluated for their flowering behaviour, fruit yield, quality attributes and insect-pest incidence. Partap, Prabhat and Flordasun were observed to be earliest (4th week of April) to reach maturity and thus are suitable for the arid-irrigated region of Punjab. Florda Red and Sharbati were not suitable since they were late in maturity and moderate to highly susceptible to fruit fly incidence.
