Morpho-biochemical characterization and correlation coefficients ofsoursop (Annona muricata L.) accessions
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https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v21i1.4857Keywords:
Biochemical traits, correlation, morphological traits, soursop, yieldAbstract
A systematic study was carried out to assess the variability among 50 soursop accessions based on 16 morphobiochemical and yield parameters, during 2023 to 2025. The results showed wide variability for yield and morpho-biochemical traits. The accession KVKH-Am-13 recorded maximum fruit weight (1459 g), length (20.45 cm), diameter (13.13 cm), pulp weight (1186.63 g). For biochemical traits, the highest TSS and lowest acidity were observed in accession KVKH-Am 12 (19.85 °Brix and 0.63%, respectively). The maximum yield per tree (40 fruits/tree) was recorded in CHESC-Am-19, and the minimum (15 fruits/tree) was noted in KVKHAm- 14 and KVKH-Am-19. The correlation analysis revealed a highly positive correlation between fruit weight and pulp weight, peel weight, fruit length, fruit diameter, seed weight and peduncle weight. However, TSS content showed a highly significant negative correlation with acidity content. The study identified superior accessions exhibiting key economic traits, including high fruit and pulp weight (KVKH-Am-13), high total soluble solids with low acidity (KVKH-Am-12) and improved yield (CHESC-Am-19), underscoring their potential utility in future improvement programme of soursop.
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