It is the cultivar of Aolna. It is a seedling selection from Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh. It is popular variety having upright growth habit with three branchlets per node. Inflorescence is deep pink and moderate in length. Fruits are large in size, flattened, oblong, skin smooth yellowish, segment raised in three parts. The flesh is moderately fibrous, soft and semi-transparent. Flowering starts from fourth week of March. It has high number of male flowers and has self-incompatibility; hence it is shy bearer. It contains high amount of ascorbic acid. It is used for making preserves. It is early bearer with fine keeping quality. Mildly susceptible to necrosis.
What is Banarasi and it belongs to which cultivar?
