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FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS, YIELD CONTRIBUTING CHARACTERS AND YIELD OF SOME LOTKON GENOTYPES UNDER NORTH EASTERN REGION OF BANGLADESH (Pages : 8 - 10)

A study on the fruit characteristics, yield contributing characters and yield of five promising lotkon genotypes was carried out at the fruit Research Farm and Laboratory of Citrus Research Station, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Jaintiapur, Sylhet, during fruiting season of 2013. Five promising lines of lotkon viz., BS-Jai 001, BS-Jai 002, BS-Jai 003, BS-Jai 004 and BS-Jai 005 were included in the study. A wide variation was observed among the genotypes in respect of different characteristics under the present study. Per cent edible portion and total soluble solids (TSS%) were the highest in BS-Jai 001 (47.2% and 13.6%, respectively) while the lowest edible portion in BS-Jai 002 (36.7%) and the lowest TSS in BS-Jai 003 (12.4%). Heaviest (15.2 g) fruits with length and diameter of 3.4 cm and 3.4 cm was recorded from the genotype BS-Jai 003 whereas the lightest (8.6 g) with length and diameter of 2.2 cm and 2.7 cm was noted in BS-Jai 004. The highest number of fruits per plant (6000) as well as highest yield per plant (55.4 kg/plant) and per hectare (56.8 t/ha) were produced from the genotype BS-jai 005. BS-Jai 001 found superior in respect of fruit attractiveness, color, juicyness, flesh texture and eating quality.Download