PKM Sapota

It is a selection from open pollinated seedlings maintained in a private orchard at Virudhunagar. Leaves are waxy, narrow, small, upright and arranged in whorl form in cluster and rich in proline content, relative water content, epicuticular wax and chlorophyll stability index.  High yielder, High Total Soluble Solids (25.50 brix) and suitable for preparation of dry flakes, milk shake powder and mixed fruit jam. Suitable for vertisols, water stagnated and drought areas. Oval shaped attractive fruits with smooth, light brown skin which facilitates a good market appeal. Flesh is crisp and retains coppery brown colour while other sapota varieties turn dark brown after ripening. Since the fruits are heavier with coloured flesh than other varieties, it is highly suitable for making flakes, powder and mixed fruit jam. It shows field tolerance to leaf spot and leaf webber incidences. This can be best planted during June – October. This is having a yield potential of 18.70 t/ha which is 19.06 % yield increase over (PKM 1) and 17.97 % (PKM 4). This is well adapted to the vertisol soils of Southern Tamil Nadu and water stagnated and drought prone areas.