The genus Psidium contains 150 species, most of which are fruit bearing trees. The basic chromosomal number of guava is 11. Most of the cultivars are diploid (2n=22), but some are natural and artificial triploids (2n=33), these are generally produce seedless fruits (Jaiswal and Nasim, 1992). In India, guava position in production is fifth after Banana, Mango, Citrus and Papaya (NHB, 2015). It has attained a respectable place and popularity amongst the dietary list of common people in our country owing to nutritious, deliciousness, pleasing flavour and availability for a longer period of time during the year at moderate price.It has great demand as a table fruit and as a raw material for the processing industries, leads to earn good foreign exchange (Purseglove, 1977).Guava is hardy, drought tolerant, high yield potential and diverse use of fruits also helps in developing a good ecological system in
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