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30 Oct 2025
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Effect of Potassium, Magnesium, and Calcium Deficiencies on Carbohydrate Pools and Metabolism in Citrus Leaves

Carbohydrate content and related enzyme activities were determined in leaves of rough-lemon (Citrus volkameriana Ten. & Pasq) plants grown under K, Mg, and Ca deficiencies. Starch content was lower and soluble sugar significantly higher in K-deficient than in control leaves. Magnesium- and Ca-deficient leaves, on the other hand, accumulated large amounts of starch. Electron micrographs also showed a reduction in the number and size of starch grains in chloroplasts of K-deficient leaves, while those of Mg- and Ca-deficient leaves were filled with large starch grains.

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21 Apr 2023
Citrus flower and leaves
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Changes in carbohydrates and mineral elements in Citrus leaves during flowering and fruit set

Mineral elements and metabolizable carbohydrates in Citrus leaves [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck cv. Washington navel] have been determined from bud sprouting until the end of the June drop and related to fruitlet growth and abscission. Mineral elements in old leaves decreased during the spring flush of growth and reached minimum values at flower opening, coinciding with a peak in abscission. This was followed by a rapid recovery in potassium and nitrogen to the initial values, with little change afterwards. Old leaves accumulate carbohydrates until flowering, and lose them during post-anthesis at a constant rate for more than 4 months; this rate of export is unaltered by the presence of a nearby growing fruit. Inflorescence leaves accumulate carbohydrates and mineral elements during post-anthesis; during the June drop there is an interruption in the accumulation of nitrogen and a net loss of phosphorus, potassium and carbohydrates from these leaves, coinciding with the attainment of the maximum growth rate of the fruit.

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31 Aug 2022
Girdling Branches
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Delay of early fruitlet abscission by branch girdling in citrus coincides with previous increases in carbohydrate and gibberellin concentrations

Current evidence in citrus indicates that gibberellins (GAs) are main determinants of early fruit set while subsequent growth of developing fruits is mostly dependent upon carbohydrate availability. In this work, branch girdling performed at anthesis in Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu (Mak.) Marc.) cv. Okitsu transitorily reduced early abscission rates (12–32 days after anthesis, DAA) delaying initially the process of natural fruitlet drop. The effects of girdling on growth, gibberellin (GA) and carbohydrate concentrations in developing ovaries and fruitlets were assessed during this initial growth stage (0–69 DAA). In girdled branches, abscission rate reduction was preceded by elevated concentrations of carbohydrate and GA in developing ovaries and fruitlets.

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25 Feb 2022
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Carbohydrate depletion in roots and leaves of salt-stressed potted Citrus clementina

In citrus, damage produced by salinity is mostly due to toxic ion accumulation, since this salt-sensitive crop adjusts osmotically with high efficiency. In spite of this observation, the putative role of sugars as osmolites under salinity remains unknown. In this work, we have studied carbohydrate contents (total hexoses, sucrose and starch) in leaves and roots of citrus grown under increasing salinity. The experimental system was characterized through the analyses of several parameters known to be strongly affected by salinity in citrus, such as chloride accumulation, photosynthetic rate, ethylene production and leaf abscission.

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