Variability in Vegetative Characters and Yield Attributes of Raspberry (Rubus spp.) in Uttarakhand Himalayas

Abstract

Vegetative characters and yield attributes of raspberry (Rubus ellipticus Smith) were studied for three consecutive years in Uttarakhand, India. Variability was found in parameters, such as terminal leaf length (ranged 3.32–10.58 cm), terminal leaf width (2.17–9.80 cm), petal length (0.3–1.36 cm), petal width (0.15–1.00 cm), flower diameter (0.56–3.26 cm), flowers/truss (2–23), fruit vesicles/fruit (5–72), fruit length (0.55–1.92 cm), fruit width (0.64–1.82 cm), fruit weight (0.332–1.43 g), fruit volume (0.213–1.020 cc), and Total Soluble Solids (10.02–15.11 °Brix). Available variability might be utilized for selection, commercialization, and popularization of raspberries in the Himalayan states of India.