Vol. 9, Issue 6, Part M (2025)

The present experiment entitled “Evaluation of chemical properties of tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) genotypes prevailing in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh” was conducted during Rabi season in year 2023-24 at Mahatma Gandhi University of Horticulture and Forestry, Sankra-Patan, Durg (C.G.). The experiment was laid out in RBD (Randomized Block Design) with 20 treatments and three replications. The treatment consists of T₁ (BTM-1), T₂ (BTM-2), T₃ (BTM-3), T₄ (BTM-4), T₅ (BTM-5), T₆ (BTM-6), T₇ (BTM-7), T₈ (BTM-8), T₉ (BTM-9), T₁₀ (BTM-10), T₁₁ (BTM-11), T₁₂ (BTM-12), T₁₃ (BTM-13), T₁₄ (BTM-14), T₁₅ (BTM-15), T₁₆ (BTM-16), T₁₇ (BTM-17), T₁₈ (BTM-18), T₁₉ (BTM-19) and T₂₀ (BTM-20). The results of the present investigation reveal that T₁₈ (BTM-18) attained significantly higher at TSS (°Brix) total soluble solids, T₁₅ (BTM-15) at total sugars (%), reducing sugars (%), T₄ (BTM-4) at non-reducing sugars (%), T₁₂ (BTM-12) at acidity (%) and T₆ (BTM-6) at ascorbic acid (mg/100 g). Thus these can be at par with the treatment T₁₇ (BTM-17) and T₁₆ (BTM-16) for TSS (°Brix) total soluble solids, T₁₇ (BTM-17) and T₁₉ (BTM-19) for total sugars (%), T₁₉ (BTM-19) and T₁₇ (BTM-17) for reducing sugars (%), T₃ (BTM-3) and T₅ (BTM-5) for non-reducing sugars (%),T₁₀ (BTM-10) and T₁₆ (BTM-16) for acidity (%) and T₁₀ (BTM-10) for ascorbic acid (mg/100 g). Genotypes T₁₈, T₁₅, T₄, T₁₂, and T₆ exhibited superior traits in TSS, sugars, acidity, and ascorbic acid. These genotypes show promise for future selection and improvement in tamarind breeding and value-added utilization.