Commercial Varieties of Jackfruit

Name of Variety	Salient Features	Recommended Areas
Palur-1 Jack (PLR-1)	Clonal selection from Panruti (Tamil Nadu). High yielding, medium height, less spreading, suitable for high density planting. Bears fruits in main season (March–June) and off-season (Oct–Dec). Produces ~80 fruits/tree (~900 kg).	Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
PP-1 Jack	Selection from Ulagumoodu Local. Medium to tall tree. Produces ~105 fruits/tree/year (~17 kg each), ~40.8% higher yield than local. Two fruiting seasons (April–June & Nov–Dec). High quality crisp carpels, high TSS & Vitamin C.	Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
PLR (J)-2	Selection from Pathirakkotai Local. Large fruits, good quality, highly palatable flakes, attractive appearance and better keeping quality.	Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Swarna	Very good yielder. Fruits borne on trunk and branches. Medium fruits (~6.8 kg), golden brown flakes, juicy with TSS 25–26°Brix. Thick flakes and very thin rind (<1 cm).	Karnataka
Konkan Prolific	High yielding selection (~420 kg/tree). Produces ~73 fruits/tree/year with individual fruit weight 5–6 kg.	Maharashtra