This study was conducted in the Horticultur Station of Mahaweel – Hort. & For. Company during Sep. 2016 to Mar. 2017, to find out the impact of species and foliar spray with Fe ( 50 mg. L-1 , 100 mg.L-1 , 150 mg.L-1 and control ) on the vegetative growth characters of tow citrus species ( sour lemon and Clementine mandarins ) budded on citrus seedling rootstock . Randomized complete block design (RCBD) was followed with three replications. Results showed that the species (Sour lemon) showed a significant influence on most characters studied )percentage of successfully scion , seedling length , vegetative shoot number , leaves number and iron concentration in leaves as compared to the local orange cultivar, while Clementine mandarins was significantly dominat in leaf area , leaves dry mater percentage , root dry mater percentage, chlorophyll content and carbohydrate percentage .The treatments 150 mg.L-1 iron resulted in significant increased in all studied characters as compared to the control. The interaction between Sour lemon and the treatment 150 mg.L-1 iron showed a significant influence on percentage of successfully scion , seedling
length , vegetative shoot number , leaves number and iron concentration in leaves as compared to the local orange cultivar, while the interaction between Clementine mandarins and the treatment 150 mg.L-1 iron was significantly dominat in leaf area , leaves dry mater percentage , root dry mater percentage, chlorophyll content and carbohydrate percentage.
Key words: citrus seedling، buddes، iron، foliar spray |