Kaithli
A well-established variety performing consistently across the hot arid belt, commonly grown alongside Gola, Seb and Umran.
Quick facts
- Type
- Open-pollinated
- Season
- Kharif
- Maturity period
- Bears from year 2–3 (grafted/top-worked)
- Expected yield
- Good, reliable commercial performance
- Suitable soil
- Sandy / light soil
About this variety
Kaithli is one of the small group of established named ber varieties — together with Gola, Seb, Umran and Banarasi Karaka — that horticultural literature consistently identifies as performing well under hot arid conditions across Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. It is grown as a reliable commercial option in its own right and often alongside the other core varieties, giving orchardists a familiar, well-proven choice in a crop where the named-variety landscape genuinely is concentrated in a handful of long-established cultivars rather than a wide branded selection.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
Bears from year 2–3 (grafted/top-worked)
Expected yield
Good, reliable commercial performance
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
- Not separately documented
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- A well-established, reliable performer across the hot arid ber belt.
- Commonly grown alongside Gola, Seb and Umran, so growing experience and comparative knowledge are widely available.
Things to consider
- Yield and fruit-quality figures less specifically published in isolation than for Umran or the Thar-series releases.
- Best documented for Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh's established growing conditions specifically.
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Rajasthan
- Madhya Pradesh