Western Ghats Kokum Foundation - Organic Farming Association of ...

) Flowering and Fruiting Pattern
i) Flower bud appearance (date) 5th October
ii) Initiation of flowering (date) 10th November
iii) Fruit retention (%) 24
iv) First fruit ripening First week of March
v) Harvesting period March to April
c) Yield and fruit characters
i) Average yield (1991- 1997) (kg.) 138.28
ii) Average no. of fruits/ kg 29.80
iii) Average weight of the fruit (g) 34.45
iv) Average weight of the rind/fruit 17.55
v) Average rind thickness (mm) 4.45
vi) Average no. of seeds/fruit 6.40
vii) Average no. of filled seed/fruit 3.55
viii) Shape of the fruit Apple shape
ix) Shelf-life (days) 15
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Resource Book on Kokum (Garcinia indica Choisy)
Western Ghats Kokum Foundation, Panaji - Goa