Lemons budded: On grapefruit or sweet orange rootstocks superior to self-rooted Eurekas

Halma, F

Lemons budded: On grapefruit or sweet orange rootstocks superior to self-rooted Eurekas

Author

F. F. Halma

Author Affiliations

F. F. Halma is Professor of Subtropical Horticulture, and Subtropical Horticulturist in the Experiment Station, Los Angeles.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 2(1):3-4. DOI:10.3733/ca.v002n01p3. January 1948.

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Abstract

The fifth plot, located near Oxnard, Ventura County, California, was planted in 1936. The cuttings and budlings are progenies of one parent, and the root-stock is sweet orange. The soil is a Yolo fine sandy loam.

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