Performance of 'Tahiti' lime on twelve rootstocks under irrigated and non-irrigated conditions

Autor(es)

Espinoza-Nunez, Erick ; Alves Mourao Filho, Francisco de Assis ; Stuchi, Eduardo Sanches ; Cantuarias-Aviles, Tatiana ; dos Santos Dias, Carlos Tadeu

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Scientia Horticulturae; v. 129, n. 2, p. 5-pg., 2011-06-10.

Resumo

Faced with new challenges, such as emerging diseases, shortening of orchard longevity, and larger social and environmental demands from consumers, practices such as rootstock diversification, irrigation and high density plantings have become relevant for the Brazilian citrus industry. This research had the objective to evaluate the performance of irrigated and non-irrigated 'Tahiti' lime trees grafted on 12 rootstocks and one interstock. Plots were distributed following a randomized block design, with four replicates and one plant per plot. Rootstocks influenced plant vigor, especially 'Flying Dragon' trifoliate, which reduced tree height by approximately 47% compared to the 'Rangpur lime. Trees that were budded on more vigorous rootstocks showed higher yield when grown without irrigation than with irrigation. The '1646' citradia and 'Morton' citrange rootstocks performed particularly well. On the other hand, the plants on less vigorous rootstocks showed better performance in terms of yield under irrigation than the same combinations without irrigation, especially those grafted on the tetraploid 'Carrizo' and 'Troyer' citranges, 'Swingle' citrumelo, 'Davis A' trifoliate and 'Flying Dragon' trifoliate. Plants budded on the '1708' citradia had high yields under irrigated and non-irrigated conditions. The effect of interstock on plant vigor was dependent of rootstock. Interstocked plants on 'Davis A' trifoliate were higher than those without interstock. On the other hand, interstocked plants on Catania 2 'Volkamer' lemon were less vigorous than those without interstock. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 07/00286-0 - Desempenho da limeira ácida Tahiti em função de diferentes porta-enxertos com e sem interenxertos
• Beneficiário: Erick Espinoza Nuñez
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado