Effect of shade by windbreak and direction of fruits on tree on fruit quality in nagpur mandarin (Citrus-reticuiata Blanco)

The effect of shade and direction of the fruits on the trees on the fruit Quality parameters were studied. Significantly more fruit breadth was recorded in partial shaded trees than complete shaded trees. Fruits taken from the central direction on the trees showed significantly more size and weight than those observed in the fruits taken from the other directions. The trees situated in the complete shade showed the maximum juice content on juice percentage, T.S.S, Vitamin ‘C’. Thus shading by wind breaks does not adversely affect the fruit Quality of Nagpur mandarin trees.