Baramasi
A traditional variety popular in West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh with medium-sized, round fruit; the name ("all-season") reflects a tendency to flower and fruit more continuously through the year than some other varieties.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Sapota (Chikoo)
- Type
- Grafted variety (on khirni rootstock)
- Season
- All seasons
- Maturity period
- First bearing ~3–4 years (grafted)
- Expected yield
- 90–130 kg/tree/year at full bearing
- Suitable soil
- Loam
About this variety
Baramasi is a traditional sapota variety popular across West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, bearing medium-sized, round fruit. Its name, meaning roughly "all-season", reflects a tendency to flower and fruit more continuously through the year rather than in the more concentrated flushes some other varieties show, giving growers a more spread-out harvest and a steadier trickle of fruit for local sale rather than one or two large peaks.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
First bearing ~3–4 years (grafted)
Expected yield
90–130 kg/tree/year at full bearing
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
- No special resistance claimed
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- More continuous flowering and fruiting through the year than many other varieties
- A steadier, spread-out harvest rather than concentrated peaks
- Well established in eastern and northern plains growing regions
Things to consider
- No standout trait like Kalipatti's shelf life or CO-3's sweetness
- No special disease resistance claimed
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- West Bengal
- Bihar
- Uttar Pradesh