Response of lemon (citrus limon (L.) Burm.) cv. Baramasi to irrigation scheduling and mulching
2014
Sandhu, Savreet | Bal, J.S.
Moisture regulation is of utmost importance to get aimed fruit quality in lemon. As lemon is challenged with serious problem of fruit cracking in conjunction with poor quality so timely scheduling of irrigation and moisture conservation needs to be emphasized on priority as inadequacy of water at critical stage of fruit development adversely affects the quality and productivity of lemon. Split fruits, poor in quality are unmarketable and thus result in a great loss to the grower. To combat this serious problem in lemon during peak summer period, an experiment was laid out in randomized block design comprising of six irrigation treatments at different Available Soil Moisture Depletion (ASMD), with and without mulching at “Punjab Government Progeny Orchard & Nursery, Attari, Amritsar” during the fruiting years 2008 and 2009. Use of black polythene as mulch in combination with 20% ASMD proved most effective in reducing fruit cracking and to get superior quality of fruit during summers.
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