date:Jan 28, 2019
After 12 years of research, scientists from the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) have come up with the second largest guava in the country. It is named 'Arka Poorna'. These guavas were released in the market in 2018.
A number of farmers from Karnataka and other Indian states took the new guava hybrids to the market and are available at Rs 40-50 per kg (0.50-0.62).
C Vasugi, Principal Scientist from the Fruit Crops division at IIHR: The Arka Poorna has fewer seeds, making it su