Yield, Fruit Quality, Growth, and Leaf Nutrient Levels of 14-Year-Old Grapefruit, Citrus paradisi Macf., Trees on 21 Rootstocks1

Abstract

Abstract Nucellar red grapefruit, Citrus paradisi Macf., on ‘Swingle’ citrumelo, Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf. × C. paradisi , rootstock produced more fruit than trees on 20 other rootstocks over 9 years during the period when the trees were 6 to 14 years old. Fruit quality on ‘Swingle’ citrumelo was the same as on ‘Texas’ sour orange, C. aurantium L. Leaf analysis for 12 elements showed significant differences among rootstocks in the concentration of 7 elements, particularly a strong tendency of ‘Chinese box-orange’, Severinia buxifolia (Poir.) Ten., to accumulate Mn and of ‘Limon Real’, C. excelsa Wester, to accumulate Na.