Mineral distribution pattern in peel, rag and juice of Kinnow mandarin at different stages of fruit ripening Ram Lallan*, Godara R.K. Horticulture Department, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125 004 *Corresponding author's present address: NRC for Citrus, Nagpur 440 010. E-mail: citrus@nagpur.dot.net.in
Abstract Study conducted in ten-year-old Kinnow mandarin orchard revealed that N, K, Ca and Mg content decreased in peel and rag tissues (except Ca in rag tissue), whereas levels of N and P content increased in juice tissues. The juice of mature fruits accumulated higher amount of potassium while that of Ca decreased and Mg fluctuated with the advancement of maturation. The micronutrients (Zn, Cu, Fe and Mn) content fluctuated in peel and rag tissues during fruit maturation. However, their concentration was higher at fully developed green fruit stage. Moreover in juice tissue, the concentration of Zn, Fe, Cu and Mn decreased significantly with the advancement of fruit maturation. Top Key words Kinnow, mineral distribution pattern, peel, rag, juice. Top |