Harvest

• Harvest can be done 55 – 60 days after transplanting.
  
  
• Fruits are harvested at tender stage at 4 – 5 days intervals.

Yield

• The yield for hybrids in the main crop will be 70 t/ ha.


• First ratoon crop will be 45 t/ha and second ratoon crop will be 40 tonnes/ ha by adopting this technology.


• Varieties : 25 to 30 t/ha
  
  
• Hybrids : 60 - 80 t/ha

Vellore, Salem, Krishnagiri, Dindigul, Coimbatore

Major markets in Tamil Nadu

Ottanchatram, Dindigul, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin and Nagercoil

Grade Specification

Colour, Size, Glossy, smooth and tender.
Colour: light purple or dark purple, green, purple
coloured with white stripes.
Size: 25-30 cm long, oblong or round.