Segregation of pulp pigments and seed related traits in biparental guava progenies

Genetic Segregation of Guava Pulp and Seed Traits

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2026-03-31

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https://doi.org/10.58993/ijh/2026.83.1.5

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Pulp pigment, lycopene, β-carotene, HPLC, full-sib progenies, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Genetic variability, Morphological characteristics, Northeastern India.
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Vol. 83 No. 01 (2026): Indian Journal of Horticulture

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Copyright (c) 2026 Ankita Kashyap, Prabhanshu Mishra, Chavlesh Kumar, A. K. Goswami, Prasant Kaushik, Jai Prakash, S. G. Rudra, Shailendra Kumar Jha, Narendra Singh, Paresh Chaukhande, R. M. Sharma

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  • Ankita Kashyap Division of Fruits and Horticultural Technology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
  • Prabhanshu Mishra Division of Fruits and Horticultural Technology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
  • Chavlesh Kumar Division of Fruits and Horticultural Technology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
  • A. K. Goswami Division of Fruits and Horticultural Technology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
  • Prasant Kaushik Division of Agricultural Chemicals, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
  • Jai Prakash Division of Fruits and Horticultural Technology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
  • S. G. Rudra Division of Food Science & Post-Harvest, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
  • Shailendra Kumar Jha Division of Genetics Technology, 5Division of Vegetable Science, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
  • Narendra Singh School of Crop Science, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Hazaribag, Jharkhand, India
  • Paresh Chaukhande Division of Genetics Technology, 5Division of Vegetable Science, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
  • R. M. Sharma Division of Fruits and Horticultural Technology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India

Abstract

The current research was conducted to investigate segregation of pulp pigments and seed related parameters in the full-sib progenies derived from ‘Allahabad Safeda’ (♀) and ‘Arka Kiran’ (♂) cross. Fifty, four-year-old fullsib progenies confirmed through SSR markers along with their parental genotypes were evaluated. Significant variability was observed for seed related parameters including seed length, width, and seed weight per fruit, seed hardness as well as for pigments like lycopene and β-carotene contents, indicated wide genetic diversity and segregation. Pulp colour revealed predominance of Red group pulp colour progenies (45 Nos) over White group (5 Nos). Lycopene content ranges from 0.31 to 23.21 mg/100 g and β-carotene from 0.08 to 1.95 mg/100 g, with several progenies surpassing values in both the parents, indicating transgressive segregation and strong potential for nutritional improvement. Correlation analysis revealed significant positive association among seed parameters, particularly between seed weight per fruit and seed number, while seed parameters showed no significant correlation with lycopene and β-carotene contents, suggesting their independent inheritance. Principal component analysis indicated that first four components (PC 1-4) accounted for 81.88% of the total genetic variation, with carotenoids loading independently from seed morphology. Hierarchical clustering grouped the full-sibs into five distinct clusters, reflecting substantial genetic divergence for selecting superior genotypes with desirable traits.

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Ankita Kashyap, Prabhanshu Mishra, Chavlesh Kumar, A. K. Goswami, Prasant Kaushik, Jai Prakash, … R. M. Sharma. (2026). Segregation of pulp pigments and seed related traits in biparental guava progenies: Genetic Segregation of Guava Pulp and Seed Traits. Indian Journal of Horticulture, 83(01), 32–38. https://doi.org/10.58993/ijh/2026.83.1.5

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