Horticulture Essentials: Rahul’s Quick Guide for Master’s Prep

Flowering

  • Over 300 hours of temperature below 200C ( 680F) followed by warm temperature will induce flowering.

 

Fruit

  • Is hesperidium
  • Albedo = A whitish “rag” or mesocarp covering the endocarp of fruit.
  • Flavedo = Oil glands

 

Seeds

  • Polyembryonic
  • Embryo are either Zygotic or nucellar.

 

 

 

PH

  • 5-8 and Opt. 6-7.

Propagation

  • By seeds and vegetative means.

 

Degreening/Curing/Gassing

  • Turning green or yellow-green color of skin to orange.
  • Done by using ethylene.
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