Exploring seasonal barrier breaking novel genes: ever-bearing hill lemon, Citrus pseudolimon Tanaka Singh Dinesh, Rana JC1, Kumar K, Rana Vishal S Department of Fruit Science, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan-173230, Himachal Pradesh, India 1National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012, India Email for correspondence: fruitbreeder@rediffmail.com
Online published on 25 July, 2018. Abstract Hill lemon, Citrus pseudolimon Tanaka commonly known as Galgal has rich biodiversity in hills and plains of northwestern Himalaya and the existing population comprising the plants of seedling origin exhibits tremendous variability thereby providing a platform for exploitation of vast gene pool. Meagre efforts have been made in the past for selection of superior genotypes from seedling population having heterozygous nature. An exhaustive exploration for the want of useful traits as well as to observe the extent of natural variability of hill lemon was carried out during 2012–2013 and some Galgal accessions of seedling origin were spotted possessing a very unique trait of ever-bearing like continuous flowering and fruiting simultaneously on the same plant at the same time. The exhibition of simultaneous flowering and fruiting on the same tree presents newer opportunities to horticulturists and biologists as well particularly with reference to year round production and insight into reproductive behavior of Galgal. This is the first ever report from India. Top Keywords Hill lemon, variability, genotypes, ever-bearing. Top |