Identification of Low TSS Content Jackfruit Genotypes Suitable For Diabetic Patients

The experiment was conducted with the bearing trees of different Jackfruit genotypes at Pudukkottai District of Tamil Nadu during the year 2016–2019. Fifty five jackfruit genotypes viz., KDM-AhJ-01 to KDM-AhJ-55 were selected for the study to identify low total soluble solids(TSS) content Jackfruit genotypes suitable for diabetic patients. Jackfruit trees are cross pollinated and mostly seed propagated. As a result, morphological and agronomical characters of jackfruit showed a distinct range of variation. Among the fifty-five jackfruit germplasms, TSS ranged from 6.00 to 29.00 with mean value of 14.36 (Table 1). Meanwhile the genotype the minimum of (6⁰brix) was found from the germplasm KDMAh-51 followed by the genotypes KDM-Ah-6, KDM-Ah-18, KDM-Ah-20, KDM-Ah-21, KDM-Ah-22, KDM-Ah-24, KDM-Ah-25 and KDM-Ah-26 (7 ⁰brix)was found to be suitable for diabetic patients.