CORRELATION STUDIES BETWEEN FLORAL BIOLOGY AND FRUIT QUALITY IN DIFFERENT GENOTYPES OF APPLE COLOUR GUAVA PSIDIUM GUAJAVA L
Guava (Psidiumguajava L. is one of the most important fruit cropof Tropical and Sub Tropical region of India. It was originated in Tropical America. In India, Uttar Pradesh leads in production, while Allahabad region of U. P. produces best quality of guava in India as well as in the world.it is rich source of ascorbic acid and pectin. Study of floral biology is very important to study in guava it helps researchers to identify elite hybrid/genotypes which are having good fruit set and also helps to adjust the cultural operations in relation to flowering and fruiting where as, quality characters in fruits has a key role in determining the harvest indices of the fruit estimation of its potential shelf life. It also helps in qualitative analysis of the fruits. Maintenance of superior genotypes for further crop improvement program is essential Therefore, evaluation of floral biology and its physicochemical characters provide ample opportunity to the researchers to understand different guava genotypes (Janal et al. 2015) Therefore, for a variety/hybrid/genotype it is most important to know its performance, on its flowering behaviour and its relation along with quality parameters, hence in this line the research has been conducted with objective of the study the relationship between floral biology and fruit quality.