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25 Nov 2022
Trunk girdling in Marisol Clementines.
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The effect of combined deficit irrigation and summer trunk girdling on the internal fruit quality of ‘Marisol’ Clementines

The influence of girdling, deficit irrigation, and a combination of girdling and deficit irrigation on fruit quality of ‘Marisol’ Clementines was investigated over two seasons, 1998 and 1999, at two different sites in South Africa. Girdling increased the total soluble solids (TSS) by 2-10%,however, the effect was not always significant. There were no trends observed for external fruit colour, fruit diameter, juice content (%), titratable acidity (TA) and TSS:TA ratios due to girdling.

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18 Nov 2021
Response of Young and Maturing Citrus
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Response of Young and Maturing Citrus Trees Grown on a Sandy Soil to Irrigation Scheduling, Nitrogen Fertilizer Rate, and Nitrogen Application Method

This study examined the effect of irrigation rates, nitrogen (N) fertilizer rates, and methods of applying N on growth and productivity of young (3 to 5 years old) and maturing (8 to 10 years old) citrus trees. A long-term study was conducted with the following objectives: 1) to measure the main effects of N rate, N application method, and irrigation on citrus tree growth and production from planting to maturity; 2) to establish growth and production relationships for long-term N rates and irrigation on well-drained sandy Entisols; and 3) to determine the effect of split fertilizer applications at two soil moisture regimes on citrus growth and production for two tree age classes as trees mature.

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26 Apr 2018
Citrus Fruit Quality
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Irrigation, Nutrition, and Citrus Fruit Quality

Mongi Zekri
Thomas A. Obreza,
Robert Koo
UF | IFAS Extention
University of Florida

Florida has the highest citrus fruit quality standards in the world. The most important quality factors for Florida citrus growers, production managers, processors, and packers include fruit juice content, soluble solids and acid concentrations, soluble solids-acid ratio, fruit size, and color. Florida citrus growers discern between quality factors for the fresh and processing markets. For example, fruit size, shape, color, and maturity date are most important for fresh fruit, but high juice content and soluble solids are desired for processing fruit.READ MORE

15 Feb 2016
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Fruit Splitting in Citrus

Paul J. R. Cronje
Citrus Research International | Department of Horticultural Science, Stellenbosch University

Ockert P. J. Stander and Karen I. Theron
Department of Horticultural Science, Stellenbosch University

Various citrus cultivars of ‘Navel’ and ‘Valencia’ orange [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck], as well as mandarin and mandarin hybrids (Citrus reticulata Blanco) are prone to a preharvest physiological rind disorder, known as fruit splitting.

Similar disorders occur as fruit cracking and/or splitting in other commercially important horticultural crops, most notably in apple, apricot, cherry, grape, nectarine, prune, and tomato. Fruit splitting in citrus differs from other crops due to the unique morphology of a citrus fruit, consisting of the pulp and rind, which is made up of the spongy white internal layer, the albedo (mesocarp), and the external layer, the flavedo (exocarp).

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