Division of Fruit Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Jammu 180 012.
* Corresponding author's E-mail: kour_kiran@rediffmail.com
** Division of Fruits & Horticultural Technology, I.A.R.I, New Delhi-110 012.
The economics of in vitro as well as field grown plant of C. jambhiri rootstock was worked out. The unit cost of one in vitro grown C. jambhiri plantlet obtained from nodal segment explant excised from 8–10 year-old mature tree was estimated to be Rs. 2.54, whereas the estimated production cost of ex vitro seedling was almost double, i.e. Rs. 4.48.
Citrus jambhiri, economics, in vitro, ex vitro, Plantlet production