International Journal of Environment and Climate Change

The current study was conducted in 2021–2022 at the Post Graduate Laboratory of the Department of Horticulture, School of Agriculture, ITM University Gwalior (M.P.). The presents study was entitled to Study onCollection and Evaluation of Karonda (Carissa carandas L.) Genotypes in Gwalior and Etawah Region. In the present study, 20 Karonda genotypes collected from two region viz. Gwalior and Etawah. The experiment was laid out in Complete Randomized Block Design (CRD) with three replications. The results highlighted that, the genotype GKr₉ produced maximum fruit weight (3.96 g), fruit width(18.47 mm). The genotype GKr₁₀, GKr₁₁, GKr₁₂, EKr₁₉ and EKr₂₀ produced highest number of seed per fruit (3.0) and seed weight (0.50 g). However, the genotype EKr₁₄ had maximum total soluble solids (6.17°Brix). However, the genotype EKr₁₉ produced highest TSS: acid ratio (4.95) and ascorbic acid (40.76 mg/100g). The genotype GKr₁₂ and GKr₁₃ had maximum pH of the juice (6.43) and acidity (2.44%). Whereas, the genotype GKr₈ had maximum reducing sugar (16.64%) and total sugar (45.20%). Thus, on the basis of present study it may be concluded that the genotype GKr₈, GKr₉ GKr₁₀, GKr₁₁, GKr₁₂, GKr₁₃, EKr₁₄, EKr₁₉ and EKr₂₀ superior among all the genotypes.