Commercial Varieties of Guava

Name of Variety	Salient Features	Recommended Areas
Sardar (L-49)	Large, roundish ovate fruits with primrose yellow skin and white pulp. Very sweet, high TSS and Vitamin C. Vigorous plants.	All over India
Allahabad Safeda	Most important variety. Medium-tall trees, heavy bearer. Fruits medium, round, smooth skin, white flesh, soft with fewer seeds. Good keeping quality.	All over India
Chittidar	Fruits with red dots on skin, very sweet, small soft seeds. Higher TSS than Allahabad Safeda but lower Vitamin C.	Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand
Apple Colour	Medium-sized pink fruits, sweet taste with good keeping quality.	Uttar Pradesh
Lalit	Selection from Apple Colour. High yield (~100 kg/tree at 6 yrs). Fruits saffron yellow with pink pulp, 185–200 g. High Vitamin C (~250 mg/100g). Suitable for table & processing.	All over India
Advanced Selections
Shweta	Semi-vigorous, prolific. Fruits ~225 g, white pulp, TSS 12.5–13.2°B, high Vitamin C (~300 mg/100g). Good keeping quality.	All over India
Allahabad Surkha	Large pink fruits, deep pink pulp. High yield (~120 kg/tree). Few seeds, strong flavour.	Uttar Pradesh
Arka Mridula	Selection from Allahabad Safeda. Fruits medium (180–200 g), white pulp, soft seeds, good pectin content.	Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra
Dhareedhar	Vigorous upright trees. Fruits medium-large, greenish, soft seeded with 5–7 ridges.	Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Pant Prabhat	High yielding (100–125 kg/tree). Medium round fruits. Vitamin C ranges 125–300 mg/100g pulp.	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
IIHR, Bangalore Hybrids
Arka Amulya	Hybrid (Allahabad Safeda × Triploid). Medium vigorous, spreading trees. Fruits round, smooth yellow skin.	Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab
Arka Kiran	Medium fruits (180–200 g), pink pulp, TSS ~12–12.5°B, soft seeds.	Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra
HAU, Hisar Hybrids
Hisar Safeda	Hybrid (Allahabad Safeda × Seedless). Upright compact trees. Fruits medium, round, creamy white pulp, few seeds.	Haryana, Punjab
Hisar Surkha	Hybrid (Apple Colour × Banarasi Surkha). Medium trees, pink pulp fruits, smooth surface.	Haryana, Punjab