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In the present studies, distinct variations for chemical characters were obtained. The juice obtained from the grains of Tree No. 23 and 4 was highly red coloured followed by Tree Nos. 5, 21 and 26. The sugar to acid ratio was maximum in Tree No. 22 followed by Tree Nos. 16 and 23.
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Sharma, S.D., Sharma, V.K. Variation for chemical characters in some promising strains of wild pomegranate (Punica granatum L.). Euphytica 49, 131–133 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00027262
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