
Technology
The G-Vilas Pasand variety, developed through selective cultivation, is unique as it bears fruit throughout the year. This dwarf variety produces larger fruits, weighing an average of 300–400 grams and reaching up to 900 grams. These guavas are sweet and juicy, with creamy white flesh and soft seeds. They have a longer shelf life of about six days. Fruit-bearing begins within a year, and after five years, a single tree yields 50–60 kg of fruit annually.
Societal Impact
The innovator estimates that selling G-Vilas Pasand earns farmers about ten times more than other varieties, especially as an off-season income source. He has sold and gifted seeds to over one lakh farmers across Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh.
Current status
He estimates that more than two lakh trees of this variety have been planted. The variety was registered by NIF under PPV&FRA in 2021, though he developed it in the 1970s.