This variety is a shiny ochre in colour and has deep red seeds in it. It is usually big in size. If cultivated properly, each sapling of this variety can bear up to 30-40 kgs of fruit. It is suitable to grow in Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

G137, a clone selected from the variety Ganesh, had heavier fruits (289.9 g) and seeds (219.4 g), more juice (88.7%), less acidity and more reducing sugars (12.38%) than its parent. The fruits of G137 kept well and were yellowish-pink and smooth surfaced.

It is a small to medium size growing deciduous subtropical tree. It is considered to be highly drought tolerant fruit plant & have high demand in summer month. The Pomegranate fruit is about 5-12cm in diameter, it is red, round and looks like a red apple.

This deep red variety has a shiny skin. The seeds are deep red in colour and juicy and each fruit can weigh up to 250 to 300 grams.

The fruit size is large with pinkish white aril. Sweet in taste and seeds are moderately hard. Grown in and around Kolhar region of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra.

The fruit size is large with yellowish green rind with red tinge. Pinkish white arils, sweet in taste and seeds are hard. It is superior to Ganesh in yield and fruit weight.

Fruits are more acidic (4.18%) with 14.55% T.S.S., Seeds are hard
(Mellowness – 1.51kg/cm2
), Arils are bold and attractive blood red
in colour, Fruits are medium in size (278.53 g), Fruit surface is
attractive red ,Fruit yield 21.59 kg/tree, 15.97 t/ha and average
number of 77.55 fruits per tree ,Recovery of anardana 13.95 %,
Anardana yield 1.58 kg/plant and 1.17 t /ha., suitable for
preparation of anardana.

The ‘Phule Arakta’ variety of pomegranate is heavy yielder and possesses desirable fruit characters. The fruits are bigger in size, sweet with soft seeds, bold red arils. It also possess glossy, attractive, dark red skin. It is less susceptible to fruit spots and thrips.

Fruits are medium in size (271.00 – 299.00 g). Fruit surface is
glossy, having attractive dark saffron rind colour, rind thickness is
0.35 cm, and seeds are soft. Fruits are more juicy (51.34%) with
maximum anthocyanin content (53.12mg/100g). Days for maturity
are 176.60. Fruit yield 30.6 kg/tree.
Remark
Attractive and glossy peel increasing its market value, dark red
coloured and attractive arils. Suitable for both export and domestic market.

The ‘Phule Arakta’ variety of pomegranate is heavy yielder and possesses desirable fruit characters. The fruits are bigger in size, sweet with soft seeds, bold red arils. It also possess glossy, attractive, dark red skin. It is less susceptible to fruit spots and thrips.