Vol. 1 (1) : January-February 2010 issue
Green Farming Vol. 1 (1) : 30-33 (January-February, 2010) (Renewed)
Studies on floral biology of local malta [Citrus sinensis(L. Osbeck)] under valley conditions – I. Bearing behaviour, flowering, bud development, anthesis and dehiscence
MANJU1* and S.S. RAWAT2
Department of Horticulture, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal) - 246 174 (Uttarakhand)
Designation : 1Lecturer, 2Professor * Correspondence
Subject : Fruit Science and Pomology
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MANJU and S.S. RAWAT. 2010. Studies on floral biology of local malta [Citrus sinensis (L. Osbeck)] under valley conditions – I. Bearing behaviour, flowering, bud development, anthesis and dehiscence. Green Farming Vol. 1 (1) : 30-33 ; January-February, 2010 (Renewed)
ABSTRACT
This species produced flowers on terminal cymose inflorescence in bunches of two to six and singly as well at the leaf axil during February-March. Showing more percentage of hermaphrodite flowers as compared to staminate flowers (sex ratio of 1:0.11). The time required for flower bud development to reach the anthesis was 28.10 days. The flowering period lasted for 16 days between last week of February and second week of March. The period of anthesis varied from 6 AM to 4 PM with the peak period (34.39%) having reached between 10 AM to 12 Noon. The highest number of anthers (40.22%) dehisced between 10 AM to 12 Noon.
Key words :
Anthesis, bud development, Citrus sinensis, Dehiscence, Hermaphrodite, Local malta.
