Poona Fig
The most popular Indian table fig, grown above all in the PuneтАУPurandar belt, with purplish-brown skin and good eating quality тАФ though the soft fruit splits in humid weather.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Fig (Anjeer)
- Type
- Hardwood-cutting variety
- Season
- All seasons
- Maturity period
- Perennial; bears from year 2тАУ3, full bearing by ~year 5
- Expected yield
- Good fresh-fruit yield; benchmark table fig
- Suitable soil
- All soils
- Release
- The benchmark Indian fresh-market fig variety (Maharashtra)
About this variety
Poona Fig is the most popular fig variety for fresh consumption in India, grown above all in the PuneтАУPurandar belt of Maharashtra. It has purplish-brown skin and good eating quality and is the benchmark Indian table fig; many local types (including the Bellary type) resemble it in plant and fruit. Its one weakness is that the soft fruit is prone to splitting in humid or wet weather at ripening, so it is best grown for a dry ripening season.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
Perennial; bears from year 2тАУ3, full bearing by ~year 5
Expected yield
Good fresh-fruit yield; benchmark table fig
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
- Prone to fruit splitting in humid/wet weather
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- The most popular, benchmark Indian table fig.
- Good eating quality and attractive purplish-brown fruit.
Things to consider
- Soft fruit splits in humid/wet weather тАФ grow for a dry ripening, or choose Deanna where humidity is a risk.
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for тАФ check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Maharashtra