Abstract
The experiment was carried out in order to study the growth and yield performance of
BAU-GPC fruit varieties in the Kurigram and Lalmonirhat Districts of Bangladesh. One
year old saplings were used for research. All the experiments were conducted at the
Nageshwari and Bhurungamari of Kurigram and Patgram and Aditmari of Lalmonirhat
and BAU-GPC (Control), Department of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural University,
Mymensingh during June 2010 to 42 months to find out the performance of these varieties.
The experiments were laid out in randomized complete block design with three
replications. Result showed that the maximum plant height (1.92m), number of
leaves/plant (290.37), number of fruits per plant (26.86), number of harvested fruits per
plant (17.30), yield (4.43kg/plant) were obtained from BAU Aam-1 on other hand BAU
Aam-6 were obtained the highest number of new branches/plant (10.74) and TSS content
(21.56%). The highest weight of fruit (325.16g), weight of pulp (211.89g), weight of peel
(54.08g) and weight of stone (59.35g) were found from BAU Aam-5; the maximum plant
height (2.42m) and number of new branches/plant (16.42) were found from BAU Peyara-1
and the highest number of fruit per plant (19.92) were obtained from BAU Peyara-2 and the
highest number of leaves/plant (391.96), number of harvested fruits per plant (11.50),
weight of fruit (340.39g), yield (3.92kg/plant) and TSS content (13.00%) were recorded from
BAU Peyara-5; the maximum plant height (1.57m), number of leaves/plant (227.22),
number of harvested fruit per plant (71.97), weight of fruit (115.03g), yield (7.08kg/plant),
weight of pulp (110.59g), weight of stone (4.30g), TSS content (21.50%) were obtained from
BAU Kul-2 and the highest number of new branches per plant (7.07) and number of
fruits/plant (90.42) were recorded from BAU Kul-1; The maximum plant height (2.17m),
number of leaves per plant (713.30), number of new branches/plant (17.63) were found
from the BAU Jamrul-1 and the highest number of fruits/plant (108.50), number of
harvested fruits/plant (81.83), weight of fruit (33.21g), yield (2.05 kg/plant) and TSS
content (12.96%) were recorded in the BAU Jamrul-2. The maximum plant height (1.87m),
number of leaves/plant (459.00), number of new branches per plant (37.00), number of
fruits per plant (7.00), number of harvested fruits per plant (4.00), weight of fruit (89.67g),
yield (0.35kg/plant), weight of pulp (84.03g), weight of peel (3.63g), weight of stone (4.04g),
TSS (23.80%) were recorded in BAU Sofeda-1. The maximum plant height (2.18m), number
of leaves/plant (277.88), number of fruits per plant (11.71), number of harvested fruits per
plant (8.33), yield (0.70 kg/plant), weight of peel (57.69g), TSS content (11.70%) were
recorded in the BAU Lemon-3 and the BAU Lemon-1 produced the highest number of new
branches per plant (5.53), weight of fruit (85.69g), weight of pulp (24.39g), weight of seeds
(5.59g). Maximum plant height (2.81m), number of leaves per plant (937.67), number of new
branches per plant (28.33), number of fruit per plant (77.00), number of harvested fruits per
plant (62.33), weight of fruit (63.67g), yield (3.32 kg/plant) and TSS (20.07%) were recorded
in BAU Kamranga-1. The maximum plant height (3.62m), numbers of leaves per plant
(2392.00), number of new branches per plant (24.67) were found in BAU Amloki-1. BAU
Malta-1 produce the maximum plant height (3.53m), number of leaves/plant (734.67),
number of new branches per plant (18.33), number of fruit per plant (20.33), number of
harvested fruits per plant (13.33),weight of fruit (179.33g), yield (1.86kg/plant), weight of
pulp (125.38g), weight of peel (59.41g), weight of seeds (2.52g), TSS content (20.75%).