Evaluation of Citrus Germplasm in North-eastern Hill Region

Evaluation of citrus germplasm comprising 15 species and 8 hybrids, maintained at ICAR Research Complex, Barapani farm, indicated a wide range of variability in growth and physico-chemical characters within the different species and types. Based on the physico-chemical evaluation of fruits, certain land races like Soh bitara and Kinnow mandarin in sweet orange and mandarin group, lemon mayer and galgal and citragequate can be exploited for commercial scale under mid hills altitude. The fruits of other species which have no commercial value as edible fruit can be utilized for the extraction of oil, citric acid as well as for manufacturing of pectin and in citrus improvement program as a parent.