Evaluation of aonla (Phyllanthus emblica) genotypes under semi-arid conditions

Abstract

The present study was carried out to evaluate the aonla (Phyllanthus emblica L. syn. Emblica officinalis Gaertner) genotypes for their growth, yield and fruit quality attributes under the semi-arid condition. The evaluated genotypes had significant variability for the observed parameters. Chakaiya and BSR 1 were found comparatively less vigorous amongst selected genotypes. The number of male flowers, female flowers and total number of flowers, on 10 cm length of indeterminate branch varied from 650.67 to 1488.3, 4.33 to 12.33 and 657.0 to 1499.0, respectively. Sex ratio (male/female) ranged between 96.04 (NA 6) and 262.28 (S 1). Among the genotypes under investigation, NA 20 gave maximum yield, with higher fruit weight (54.96 g) and pulp per cent (93.87). TSS and TSS: acid ratio was observed higher in BSR 1. Total sugars, reducing sugars and non-reducing sugars content was found highest in genotype Krishna. Ascorbic acid and tannin content was recorded highest in Chakaiya and NA 10, respectively.

Storage stability assessment of guava fruit (Psidium guajava L.) cv. ‘Gola’ in response to different packaging materials

“…60 On the other hand, packaging delayed the enzymatic conversion of ascorbic acid to L-dehydro ascorbic acid due to reduced oxygen supply, resulting in vitamin C retention in packed fruits. 61 Comparable results have also been reported by Wu 62 and Nath et al 32 Partial reduction in ascorbic values was also reported by Pal et al 63 during the storage of individually wrapped guava fruits.…”

Recent Insights into the Morphological, Nutritional and Phytochemical Properties of Indian Gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica) for the Development of Functional Foods

“…Francis was observed to have the longest leaves, followed by NA-7 and Banarasi, while Anand-2, Anand-1, Chakaiya, Krishna, and NA-10 had the shortest leaves. These variations can be important in determining the suitability of a particular cultivar for different purposes [ 23 ].…”

“…Fruit weight varied from 25.94 to 33.90 g, with Banarasi having the highest weight (33.90 g), followed by NA-7 (33.76 g), and Kanchan having the lowest weight (25.94 g) [ 21 ]. The fruit length varied from 3.07 to 3.82 cm; Kanchan had the longest fruits (3.82 cm), followed by Krishna (3.70 cm), Banarasi (3.73 cm), and Francis (3.07 cm), who had the shortest fruits, and Aanand-2 (3.12 cm) [ 26 ]. Fruit width between the cultivars ranged from 3.40 to 4.37 cm, with Banarasi having the widest fruit (4.37 cm), followed by Chakaiya and NA-7 (4.00 cm), and with Francis having the narrowest fruit (3.40 cm), Anand 2 having the next-smallest fruit (3.41 cm), and Anand-1 having the smallest fruit (3.40 cm) [ 16 ].…”

“…Different levels of sensitivity to infections could explain the differences in potential activity [ 46 ]. Maximum anti-microbiological action against S. typhi was discovered in the methanol extract of the Desi variety (4.30 mm), whereas the ethanol extract of the Chakaiya (1.42 mm) had the lowest anti-microbiological effect [ 23 ]. While the methanolic extract of the Chakaiya variety had the lowest antibacterial activity against C. albicans (1.12 mm) and S. aureus (1.91 mm), the ethanolic extract of the Desi variety demonstrated the highest antimicrobial activity against S. aureus (5.88 mm), E. coli (2.55 mm), and C. albicans 3.66 mm [ 47 ].…”

Thermal and nonthermal processing of an underutilized fruit Emblica officinalis (Amla): a sustainable approach

“…The lowest respiratory activity (81.1 mg CO 2 per kg per h) with minimum loss and 11 days of extended shelf life in CFB under ambient conditions for the NA-7 cultivar of amla was reported. 136 A perforated polythene bag was found to be useful in reducing the physiological loss with acceptable physiochemical quality of amla fruits. The fruits had an extended shelf life of 15 days at ambient temperature after treatment with 6% waxol and 4 × 10 5 μL cycocel chlormequat chloride (CCC)/L.…”