Evaluation of Sapota Cultivars for Quality Characters

An investigation was carried out at the Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University during 2014-2015 to evaluate the performance of eight sapota cultivars, viz., PKM 1, Virudhunagar, Kirthibarthi Round, Cricket Ball, CO 2, Pala, Oval and Kirthibarthi Oval was studied in two seasons viz., February to April (peak season I) and July to September (peak season II). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) in three replications. With regard to quality characters, the cultivar Virudhunagar was found to be superior followed by CO 2.