Growth parameters of acid lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) cv. Kuliana lime

Abstract

An experiment was carried out to identify the effect of season on various leaf parameters of Kuliana lime during 2016-17 at Horticultural Research Station, Department of Fruit Science and Horticulture Technology, O.U.A.T., Bhubaneswar. The rainy season recorded the maximum leaf fresh weight (0.39 g), leaf dry weight (0.18 g), leaf area (16.19 cm2) whereas spring season have greater production of chlorophyll-a (1.19 mg per g of FW), chlorophyll-b (0.61 mg per g of FW) and total chlorophyll (1.81 mg per g of FW). Rainy season flush showed the maximum leaf area, leaf fresh weight and dry weight, due to the better availability of soil moisture and high relative humidity of atmosphere resulting in low transpiration losses which perhaps favoured the better leaf growth. Though spring season have the most favourable climatic condition but carbohydrate in spring flush leaves were might utilized mainly to support reproductive growth hence there was reduction in the dry weight of leaves.

Effect of Foliar Spray of Zinc and Manganese on Vegetative Growth, Yield and Fruit Quality of Kinnow Mandarin (Citrus reticulate)

“…While among all treatments, (T11), GA3 (50 ppm) + ZnSO4 (1%) + FeSO4 (1%) recorded maximum number of fruits/tree (148.00 fruits/tree), fruit weight (43.33 g), fruit volume (41.30 ml), yield (6.41 kg/tree ), fruit set (51.20%), number of flower/shoot (18.57) and minimum fruit drop (35.20%). Ram RA et al [31] Mishra AA et al [32] Monga et al [33] the increase in Zn content was more when spraying of Zn was conducted alone rather than in combination with Fe and Mn. Fruit yield, juice content, and total soluble solids were maximum under zinc sulfate (0.3%) treatment.…”