Effect of planting season and storage period on survival and growth of bareroot saplings of lemon (Citrus limon Burm.).
Misra K. K., Jaiswal H. R.
Author Affiliation: Department of Horticulture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263 145, Distt. Udham Singh Nagar (U.P.), India.
Recent Horticulture 4 : 14-18
Abstract : One-year-old stem cutting-grown saplings of lemon cv. Pant Lemon-1 were stored bareroot in the shade of mango trees for 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 days in rainy and autumn seasons of 1991 and in spring 1992 at Pantnagar, India. Weight loss during storage increased, while survival and new growth at 6 months after replanting decreased, as length of the storage period increased. Saplings planted in spring showed greater survival and better growth (increase in plant height, new shoots/plant and new leaves/plant) than those planted in rainy or autumn seasons. Weight loss during storage was also lowest in spring. It was possible to store lemon saplings bareroot for 6 days without marked weight loss at planting (3.48%) and decrease in survival (91.70% of plants surviving at 6 months after replanting).