Rambutan flower and tree description

1. RAMBUTA
N
N . Varun Kumar
MSC Horticulture
Lovely
Professional
University(Punjab)

8. Inflorescence on several Rambutan
cultivars
A: ACEH
B: WILD TYPE
C: MAKE TREE

9. The structure of hermaphrodite
flower and male flower in
rambutan A. Aceh, B. Rapiah
wild type, D. male tree
2.5 cm

10. The structure of rambutan fruit.
1. Exocarpium, 2. spine, 3.
mesocarpium, 4. aryl, 5. seed coat,
6. seed, 7. endocarpium

11. Comparision of morphological
characters of rambutan
cultivars Petal
numbers
Sepal
numbers
Anther
number
Ovary
number
Aceh
4 to 6 5 to 8 2 2 to 3
Rapiah
4 to 5 5 to 8 2 2
Wild type
4 to 6 5 to 8 2 2 to 3
Male tree
4 to 6 5 to 7 2 ---------

12. BREEDING
OBJECTIVES
 The objectives of fruit breeding depends
on the fruit crops, location and
requirements of the consumers. The
main objectives of fruit breeding is to get
maximum quality production per unit
area with low cost, besides tolerance to
biotic and abiotic stresses,
The objectives are distinct and variable
in respect of breeding for rootstocks and
scions.

13.  Reduced number of nodes to first
female flower
 Bushy plant type
 Self staked habit
 Higher female:male sex ratio
 More flesh thickness
 Uniformity of fruit
 Resistance to parasitic and non parisitic
diseases

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