Commercial Varieties of Loquat

Name of Variety	Salient Features	Recommended Areas
Golden Yellow	Medium fruits, oval to oblong, golden yellow. Pale orange pulp, smooth, soft, mild sub-acid taste, few seeds.	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh
Improved Golden Yellow	Large fruits, oval to pyriform, orange-yellow. Thick orange pulp, smooth, crisp, mild sub-acid taste.	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
Large Round	Medium fruits, ovate-globose. Thin creamy white pulp, coarse, firm, mild sub-acid taste.	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh
Pale Yellow	Large fruits, oblong to pyriform, corn coloured. Thin creamy pulp, smooth, melting, pleasant sub-acid taste.	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh
Fire Ball	Small fruits, oblong-ovate, saffron yellow. Thick pulp, crisp texture, mild sub-acid taste.	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh
Improved Pale Yellow	Medium fruits, oblong-pyriform. Medium-thick cream pulp, smooth, soft, pleasant sub-acid taste.	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh
Large Agra	Medium fruits, oblong-ovate. Medium-thick pale orange pulp, smooth, firm, pleasant sub-acid taste.	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh
Mammoth	Small fruits, oblong-pyriform. Orange pulp, coarse, granular, pleasant sub-acid taste.	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh
Matchless	Orange pulp, coarse and granular texture, pleasant sub-acid taste, few seeds.	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh
Safeda	Large fruits, oblong-pyriform. Thick creamy white pulp, smooth, melting, excellent taste.	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh
California Advance	Medium fruits, oblong-pyriform, pale yellow. Thick pulp, smooth, melting, excellent taste.	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh
Tanaka	Small fruits, ovate, orange colour. Medium pulp, coarse, firm, pleasant sub-acid taste.	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir