GROWTH, FLOWERING AND FRUITING OF SOME NEWLY ORANGE CULTIVARS BUDDED ON SOUR ORANGE AND VOLKAMER LEMON ROOTSTOCKS UNDER SHARQIA GOVERNORATE CONDITIONS

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out in a private orchard at Wady El-mollak, El Sharqia Governorate, Egypt during the two successive seasons of (2012 and 2013) to evaluate growth, flowering and fruiting of some newly introduced Navel orange cultivars (New Hall, Navelina, Navelate, Lane Late, Cara Cara, Spring, Fisher, Parent, Fukumoto and Leng) and Valencia orange cultivars" Frost, Olinda, Delta, Campbell and 26". These cultivars were budded on two commercial rootstocks “Sour orange” (Citrus aurantium L.) and “Volkamer lemon” (Citrus Volkameriana L.).