Arka Sahan
An ICAR-IIHR hybrid custard apple valued for large fruit with very few seeds and high pulp recovery, bearing earlier than seedlings тАФ a premium choice for both fresh market and pulp processing.
Quick facts
- Type
- Grafted plant (hybrid)
- Season
- All seasons
- Maturity period
- Grafted: bears early, ~2тАУ3 years; fruit matures SepтАУNov
- Expected yield
- Large, low-seed fruit; ~80тАУ120 kg/tree at maturity
- Suitable soil
- All soils
- Release
- ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru (annona hybrid)
About this variety
Arka Sahan is an ICAR-IIHR (Bengaluru) annona hybrid that stands out for large fruit carrying very few seeds, with a high recovery of creamy pulp тАФ which is exactly what both the fresh premium market and the pulp-processing trade want. Grown as a grafted plant, it bears earlier than open-pollinated seedlings and stays a manageable size. Because its value lies in the large, low-seed fruit, it rewards the inputs the crop needs тАФ hand-pollination for good set and size, and careful firm-but-mature harvesting тАФ more than a cheap seedling crop would.
Key characteristics
Sowing & cultivation
- Spacing5 ├Ч 5 m (~175 trees/ha)
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
Grafted: bears early, ~2тАУ3 years; fruit matures SepтАУNov
Expected yield
Large, low-seed fruit; ~80тАУ120 kg/tree at maturity
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
- No special resistance widely documented
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- Large fruit with very few seeds and high pulp recovery тАФ top choice for premium fresh and pulp markets.
- Grafted plant bears earlier and stays a manageable size.
Things to consider
- Realises its large-fruit potential best with hand-pollination and careful harvest timing.
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for тАФ check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Karnataka
- Maharashtra
- Andhra Pradesh