Kalipatti
The leading commercial variety of Maharashtra, Gujarat and northern Karnataka, with an elongated fruit, thin skin, brown-sandy flesh at about 16–18°Brix sweetness, and a long shelf life of 7–10 days after harvest.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Sapota (Chikoo)
- Type
- Grafted variety (on khirni rootstock)
- Season
- All seasons
- Maturity period
- First bearing ~3–4 years (grafted)
- Expected yield
- 100–150 kg/tree/year at full bearing
- Suitable soil
- Loam
About this variety
Kalipatti is the dominant commercial sapota variety of Maharashtra's Gholvad–Dahanu belt, and is also widely grown in Gujarat and northern Karnataka. Its elongated fruit has a thin skin and brown-sandy, moderately grainy flesh at about 16–18°Brix sweetness. What sets it apart commercially is a genuinely long shelf life of 7–10 days after ripening starts — noticeably longer than most other named varieties — which lets it travel to distant markets in better condition than thinner-margined competitors, and is a large part of why it has become India's leading sapota variety by area.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
First bearing ~3–4 years (grafted)
Expected yield
100–150 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
- Genuinely long shelf life (7–10 days) — a real trading advantage for distant markets
- The most widely grown and best-understood commercial variety in western India
- Good, consistent sweetness (~16–18°Brix)
Things to consider
- Must be a proper graft on khirni rootstock — an ungrafted seedling of any variety bears slowly and unreliably
- 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.
- Maharashtra
- Gujarat
- Karnataka