Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore, 560 089
*Present address: Central Institute of Horticulture for Northern Plains, Lucknow 226 016
CRH 38, a highly zygotic, short juvenile citrus-Poncirus hybrid was isolated from a large number of crosses made at IIHR, Bangalore. Various characters and the role of this hybrid in breeding disease resistant rootstocks of citrus have been discussed.