Yadav, Vikas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0786-0375
Singh, A. K.
Mishra, Daya Shankar https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1885-6861
Singh, Anshuman https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7689-9134
Kumar, Prakash https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0790-4558
Ravat, Prakashbhai https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5165-7954
Rane, Jagadish https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8238-0219
Khadivi, Ali https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6354-445X
Tunç, Yazgan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3228-8657
Article History
Received: 29 December 2025
Accepted: 17 April 2026
First Online: 21 April 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: It was conducted by Dr. Vikas Yadav (Scientist–Fruit Science) and his team at the Central Horticultural Experiment Station (ICAR-CIAH), Vejalpur, Panchmahals (Godhra), Gujarat, under the project- Collection, introduction, and evaluation of wood apple and custard apple under semi-arid conditions.
: For this study, we acquired permission to study wood apple issued by the Agricultural and Natural Resources Ministry of India.
: The either cultivated or wild-growing plants sampled comply with relevant institutional, national, and international guidelines and domestic legislation of India.