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Jamun (Indian Blackberry)KharifOpen-pollinatedUpdated 7 September 2026

Konkan Bahadoli

A Regional Fruit Research Station, Vengurla (Maharashtra) release recorded with the highest graft success and survival rate among evaluated cultivars in comparative studies.

SeasonKharif
Maturity periodBears from year 4–5 (grafted)
Expected yieldGood, well-documented commercial performance
Suitable soilLoam

Quick facts

Crop
Jamun (Indian Blackberry)
Type
Open-pollinated
Season
Kharif
Maturity period
Bears from year 4–5 (grafted)
Expected yield
Good, well-documented commercial performance
Suitable soil
Loam
Release
Regional Fruit Research Station, Vengurla, Maharashtra

About this variety

Konkan Bahadoli is a jamun variety released by the Regional Fruit Research Station, Vengurla, in Maharashtra's Konkan belt, and is among the most widely grown named jamun cultivars in India. Published comparative studies evaluating jamun cultivars alongside Goma Priyanka and CISH selections have specifically recorded Konkan Bahadoli as showing the highest graft success and survival rate, earliest sprouting after grafting and the strongest early growth parameters — including sprout number, leaf count, graft height and chlorophyll index — of the cultivars tested, making it a genuinely dependable choice for a nursery or grower concerned about grafting success rate as much as eventual fruit quality.

Key characteristics

    Plant typeOpen-pollinated
    MaturityBears from year 4–5 (grafted)
    Yield potentialGood, well-documented commercial performance
    Disease resistanceNot separately documented for major diseases; moderate sodicity tolerance in comparative studies
    SoilLoam
    SeasonKharif

Yield & maturity

Maturity period

Bears from year 4–5 (grafted)

Expected yield

Good, well-documented commercial performance

Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.

Pest & disease considerations

Major diseases

  • Not separately documented for major diseases; moderate sodicity tolerance in comparative studies

Advantages & considerations

Why farmers may choose it

  • Documented highest graft success and survival rate among compared cultivars — a real practical advantage for nurseries and new growers.
  • Widely grown and well established, so planting material and local growing experience are both easier to find.

Things to consider

  • Goma Priyanka recorded higher fruit weight, pulp weight and yield per tree than Konkan Bahadoli in the same comparative trial — a trade-off for its stronger grafting metrics.
  • Not bred for sodicity tolerance the way CISH J-37 is documented to be.

Suitable regions

States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.

  • Maharashtra
  • Karnataka