PJB-2019-595
Fruit quality of ‘Valencia’ orange trees grafted on volkameriana and sour orange rootstocks grown in two different regions in northern Cyprus
Lutfiye Şekerli and Onder Tuzcu
Abstract
The present study aimed to identify the effects of two citrus rootstocks (Sour orange and Volkameriana) on the fruit quality of ‘Valencia’ orange. Studies were carried out in Gaziveren and Lefke regions, located in Northern Cyprus. According to the results, some of the fruit quality parameters were affected by rootstock in ‘Valencia’ orange variety. In Lefke region, it was identified that the rootstocks play important role in terms of the fruit weight at ‘Valencia’ orange trees. The highest individual fruit weight and the biggest fruits at ‘Valencia’ orange trees were measured on Volkameriana rootstock. The highest juice amount was measured from ‘Valencia’ orange trees grafted on Volkameriana rootstocks (55.70%) and the lowest amount was determined in ‘Valencia’ orange trees grafted on Sour orange rootstock (54.10%). In Gaziveren region, rootstocks were found to affect soluble solid concentration in fruit juice. ‘Valencia’ orange trees grafted on Volkameriana rootstock found to be the lowest Total Soluble Solid (TSS) content. The fruit juice content of the ‘Valencia’ orange trees grafted on the Volkameriana and Sour orange rootstocks were measured as 57.09% and 55.55%, respectively. The results about the juice content of ‘Valencia’ orange trees grafted on two different rootstocks did not have statistically significant differences. Titratable acidity (TA) of the fruits was measured as 1.45% from the plants grafted on Sour orange rootstock and as 1.20% on Volkameriana rootstock. The TSS/TA of the ‘Valencia’ orange were also measured as 9.39 on Volkameriana rootstock and as 8.13 on Sour orange rootstock.
To Cite this article:
Şekerli, L. and O. Tuzcu. 2020. Fruit quality of ‘Valencia’ orange trees grafted on volkameriana and sour orange rootstocks grown in two different regions in northern Cyprus. Pak. J. Bot., 52(5): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2020-5(12)
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