Table 1.
Different populations and plant accessions of T. dioica used in the study.
| S. No. | Population (Collection site) | No. of collected accessions | Accession number | Geographical coordinates | Altitude (meters) | Mean maximum temperature (°C) | Mean minimum temperature (°C) |
Annual rainfall (mm) | Days to Flowering (range) | Fruit weight (g) (range) |
Fruit length (cm) (range) |
Mode of Cultivation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) | 6 | DUH14128, DUH14130 (Kanpur Dehat); DUH14144, DUH14145 (Kanpur Nagar); DUH14129, DUH14142 (Farrukhabad) |
26.4499° N, 80.3319° E | 126 | 32.2 | 19.5 | 821 | 60–65 | 22–26 | 6.5–7.6 | Aerial support and flat bed |
| 2 | Samastipur (Bihar) | 6 | DUH14133, DUH14134, DUH14293, DUH14294, DUH14295, DUH14296 | 25.7471° N, 85.8896° E | 39 | 31.40 | 16.80 | 1142 | 58–60 | 32–35 | 8.1–8.8 | Aerial support |
| 3 | Saran (Bihar) | 6 | DUH14138, DUH14139, DUH14283, DUH14284, DUH14285, DUH14286 | 25.8560° N, 84.8568° E | 36 | 30.00 | 18.00 | 1059 | 57–60 | 31–35 | 8.2–8.7 | Aerial support |
| 4 | Muzaffarpur (Bihar) | 6 | DUH14135, DUH14136, DUH14281, DUH 14287, DUH 14288, DUH 14289 | 26.1209° N, 85.3647° E | 60 | 32.30 | 19.30 | 1182 | 58–62 | 32–35 | 8.1–8.7 | Aerial support |
| 5 | Gopalganj (Bihar) | 6 | DUH14137, DUH14140, DUH14282, DUH14290, DUH14291, DUH14292 | 26.4514° N, 84.3963° E | 60 | 31.50 | 16.20 | 1218 | 55–60 | 33–36 | 8.2–8.8 | Aerial support |
| 6 | North Delhi (Delhi) | 6 | DUH14127, DUH14141, DUH14297, DUH14298, DUH14299, DUH14300 | 28.7041° N, 77.1025° E | 213 | 33.00 | 13.00 | 767 | 61–65 | 25–28 | 6.9–7.8 | Flat bed |
| 7 | Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) | 12 | DUH14126, DUH14131, DUH14301, DUH14302, DUH14303, DUH14304 (Meerut); DUH14132, DUH14143, DUH14305, DUH14306, DUH14307, DUH14308 (Baghpat) | 28.9845° N, 77.7064° E | 225 | 33.50 | 14.20 | 768 | 60–66 | 24–28 | 6.7–7.5 | Flat bed |
| 8 | Kolkata (West Bengal) | 2 | DUH14309, DUH14310 | 22.5726° N, 88.3639° E | 9 | 31.80 | 22.10 | 1641 | 62–68 | 32–37 | 7.4–8.0 | Aerial support and flat bed |
| 9 | Cuttack (Odisha) | 2 | DUH14311, DUH14312 | 20.4625° N, 85.8830° E | 36 | 32.8 | 22.25 | 1800 | 65–72 | 30–36 | 7.2–8.1 | Aerial support and flat bed |