Pomegranate 



01. Botanical Name: Punica granatum 

02. Family: Punicaceae 

03. Origin: Iran 

04. Bahar treatment is followed in pomegranate. 

05. More incidence of fruit cracking (Internal break down)  
takes place in mrig bahar season.
 
06. Daru-wild type. 

07. Amidana New pomegranate hybrid. It is a cross  
between Ganesh× Nanha 

08. Dwarf, suitable for HDP, TSS-12-6°C Brix, released  
by ITHR. 

09. Wood younger than 6 months and older than 18  
months is unsuitable for cutting. 

10. Multistem training system is followed in India. 

11. It is considered to be highly drought tolerant. 

12. Anti-transpirants such as 10% kaolin, 10 mphenyl  
mercuric acetate, 1-5% power oil, 1% liquid. paraftin is  
beneficial for increasing its productivity. 

13. Juice of pomegrante is useful for patient suffering  
from leprosy. 

14. Summer crop maximum demand. 

15. Pomergranate is cultivated commercially in  
Maharastra. 

16. Root treatment with 3000 ppm IBA gives maximum  
survival. 

17. July-August is ideal time of planting in tropies.

18. Anti transpirants (10% Kaolin, 10-phenyl mermric  
accetate, 1.5% power oil 1% liquid paraffin) increases fruit  
productivity.
 

VARIETIES 

01. Paper shelled 
02. Alandi 
03. Madhugiri 
04. Muskati red 
05. Spanish Ruby 
06. Bassein seedless 
07. Dholka 
08. Karadi 
09. Muskat 
10. Jalore seedless 
11. Country large red 
12. Chawla 
13. Nabha 

14. Ganesh (GB): Selection from Alandi, it has  
revolutionized cultivation of pomegranate in Maharasthra. 

15. G-137: Clonal selection from Ganesh. 

16. P25 Seedling selection from muscat. 

17. Mridula Ganesh Gul-a-Shah red 

18. Arakta 

19. Jyori: Bassein seedless Dholka

HYBRID 

01. Ruby: Ganesh Kabul Yercaud. 

* Soffeseeded var 

1. Jyothi 
2. Ganesh 
3. Bassein seedless 
4. Paper shell 

* Hard seeded var: 


1. Khandhari 
2. Alandi