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Table 3 Performance of almond varieties for nut yield (2009-10 to 2012-13)
Variety
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
Cumulative yield
(4 years)
Nut yield
Nut yield
Nut yield
Nut yield
Nut yield
(kg/
tree)
(t /ha)
(kg/
tree)
(t /ha)
(kg/
tree)
(t /ha)
(kg/
tree)
(t /ha)
Kg/tree
t/ha
Makhdoom
2.02
1.26
3.38
2.11
2.03
1.27
7.90
4.93
15.33
9.57
Shalimar
2.03
1.27
3.79
2.37
0.78
0.49
4.01
2.50
10.61
6.63
Waris
1.98
1.23
4.45
2.78
2.36
1.48
5.39
3.36
14.18
8.85
Pranyaj
4.25
2.65
4.71
2.94
2.62
1.64
8.08
5.05
19.66
12.28
Primorskij
2.43
1.51
2.58
1.61
1.35
0.84
7.33
4.58
13.69
8.54
Merced
3.13
1.95
4.16
2.60
2.32
1.45
8.15
5.09
17.76
11.09
IXL
0.82
0.51
4.12
2.58
2.44
1.53
6.47
4.04
13.85
8.66
Non Pareil
3.55
2.22
2.45
1.53
1.50
0.94
7.56
4.72
15.06
9.41
California Paper Shell 1.08
0.67
2.52
1.58
1.91
1.19
4.30
2.68
9.81
6.12
LSD (0.05)
0.85
0.38
0.87
0.41
0.79
0.34
1.22
0.87
3.73
2.01
Table 4 Nut and kernel characters of different varieties of almond
S.
No.
Varieties
Nut wt.
(g)
Nut size (mm)
Nut
length/dia
ratio
Kernel
wt. (g)
Kernel size (mm)
Kernel
length/dia ratio
Shell thickness
(mm)
Shell wt. (g)
length
dia.
length
dia.
1.
Makhdoom
3.04
35.34
21.63
1.63
1.81
28.72
14.81
1.93
2.23
1.23
2.
Primorskij
2.38
41.46
20.24
2.04
1.55
27.94
12.73
2.19
1.76
0.83
3.
Pranyaj
2.11
39.28
19.38
2.02
1.39
27.97
11.79
2.37
1.45
0.72
4.
Shalimar
1.70
34.95
18.38
1.90
1.04
25.14
11.24
2.23
1.73
0.66
5.
Waris
2.03
33.84
21.15
1.58
1.15
23.77
12.70
1.87
1.91
0.98
6.
California Paper Shell
3.21
48.65
20.32
2.39
1.19
29.74
11.59
2.56
2.88
2.02
7.
Merced
1.89
33.33
19.92
1.67
1.25
24.15
12.99
1.85
1.38
0.64
8.
IXL
3.90
35.88
23.40
1.53
2.06
28.96
15.15
1.91
2.54
1.82
9.
Non-Pareil
1.69
31.20
21.29
1.46
1.14
21.34
12.37
1.72
1.81
0.55
LSD (0.0 5)
0.46
3.49
1.74
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0.27
2.16
1.45
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0.43
0.25
