Abstract:
AN EXPERIMENT WAS CARRIED OUT AT A PRIVATE ORCHARD IN
GAZIRA STATE AT ELBAGEAR, SOUTH OF KHARTOUM STATE. TO
INVESTIGATE LIME(CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA
SWINGLE) FRUIT DEVELOPMENT
THROUGH THE RECORDING OF INCREASING SIZE OF THE FRUITS DURING THE
SEASON OF THE STUDY
(JULY-AUGUST.-2008).
THE EXPERIMENT WAS CONDUCTED IN A RANDOMIZED COMPLETE
DESIGN WITH
12 TREATMENTS AND FOUR REPLICATES (TREES).
THE RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENT SHOWED THAT THE HIGHEST
VALUES OF DEVELOPMENT OF FRUITS OF LIME AND THE HIGHEST MEAN
SIZE OF THE FRUIT OCCURRED DURING THE PERIOD OF DEVELOPMENT FROM
THE FIRST WEEK TO THE NINTH WEEK.
THE STATISTICAL COMPARISON FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE FRUITS
FROM THE FIRST WEEK THROUGH THE NINTH WEEK SHOWED THAT THERE
WAS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SIZE OF FRUITS IN THE FIRST WEEKS AND
A NON-SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS.
THE FIRST
WEEK IS THE PERIOD OF CELL DIVISION AND INCREASE NUMBER WHILE THE
LATER WEEKS WERE PERIODS OF FRUIT INCREASE IN SIZE BY CELL
ENLARGEMENT AND CHANGE IN THE FRUIT QUALITY. IT IS THE STAGE OF
FRUIT HARVESTING.
