DTS-1 (Dharwad Tamarind Selection-1)
A University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad selection with sweetish, good-quality pulp, promoted for the Karnataka dry belt as a table-and-pulp type.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Imli (Tamarind)
- Type
- Grafted improved selection
- Season
- All seasons
- Maturity period
- Bears from year 5–6 (grafted)
- Expected yield
- Good; selected for pulp quality as much as yield
- Suitable soil
- All soils
- Release
- A selection promoted by the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka
About this variety
DTS-1 (Dharwad Tamarind Selection-1) is a grafted selection promoted by the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, for the dry belt of northern Karnataka. It was picked for sweetish, good-quality pulp as much as for yield, and is grown both as a table fruit and for the pulp trade. It suits the region's hardy dryland orchard conditions and is planted at standard grafted-orchard spacing.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
Bears from year 5–6 (grafted)
Expected yield
Good; selected for pulp quality as much as yield
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
- Sweetish, good-quality pulp — works as a table fruit and for processing
- Suited to the hardy dryland orchard conditions of northern Karnataka
Things to consider
- A little slower to first bearing than PKM-1 or Yogeshwari
- Regional — grafted plants are mostly available within Karnataka, and disease resistance is not documented
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Karnataka