The ‘Bhagawa’ variety of pomegranate presently under commercial cultivation known by different names (viz. ‘Shendari’, ‘Ashtagandha’, ‘Mastani’, ‘Jai Maharashtra’, and ‘Red Daina’) in various districts of Maharashtra (such as Solapur, Nashik, Sangli, Satara, Ahemadnagar, Pune and Dhule) districts has been recommended for its cultivation by the Mahatma Phule Agriculture University, Rahuri. Extensive survey work on pomegranate orchards indicated that Fresh Bhagawa Pomegranates are heavy yielder and possesses desirable fruit characters.

The ‘Bhagawa’ variety of pomegranate presently under commercial cultivation known by different names (viz. ‘Shendari’, ‘Ashtagandha’, ‘Mastani’, ‘Jai Maharashtra’, and ‘Red Daina’) in various districts of Maharashtra (such as Solapur, Nashik, Sangli, Satara, Ahemadnagar, Pune and Dhule) districts has been recommended for its cultivation by the Mahatma Phule Agriculture University, Rahuri. Extensive survey work on pomegranate orchards indicated that Fresh Bhagawa Pomegranates are heavy yielder and possesses desirable fruit characters.