ABOUT CITRUS NURSERY CENTRE
Citrus nursery centre was established by Institute of Horticulture Technology in Mandira, Assam in 2016 for addressing the major concern of production of indexed quality planting material for Khasi Mandrin, Sweet Orange, Assam Lemon and other Citrus cultivars.
At citrus nursery centre, we work to supply indexed virus and disease free quality plants to our customers through the best innovative combinations of nursery practices and modern advances in agriculture.
IHT has main campus in Greater Noida and regional Centre in Mandira, Assam
Citrus and disease spread
Citrus transplantation are facing decline majorly due to the infection of Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) and Citrus Greening (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus) also known as Huanglongbing (HLB) or yellow dragon disease resulting in low productivity and huge economic losses to the citrus fruit growers Use of indexed planting material is basic for improvement of citrus orchards and arresting
Objective
Developing virus-free true-to-type citrus plants combined with a comprehensive bio indexing programme to develop disease-free citrus plants.
Mandate
- Developing disease free plants through grafting.
- Indexing of grafted plants for greening disease and CTV using PCR and ELISA.
- Propagation and horticultural evaluation of virus-free citrus grafted plants.
- Provide virus-free plants to citrus nurseries through a disease-free certification
Strength –
- Innovative Growing – We use state-of-the-art practices to create most robust and high quality Citrus plants.
- Consistent Performance – Highly qualified and experienced nursery staff with strong business values.
- Reliable supplier – Responsive and simple ordering and communication
– Because our success depends on your success!
At citrus nursery centre, we diligently work to-
1. Use of certified citrus variety as rootstock and scion –
we confirm the variety of rootstock and scion through testing the DNA fragment, before carrying out grafting.
2. Procurement of plant material (seed and scion) at regular interval through trusted source-
We perform diagnostic tests to detect the presence of graft-transmissible pathogens, in order to determine the sanitary status of the selected plant, before carrying out grafting.
We develop commercially grown citrus plants through grafting which are composed of two parts:
- The scion, which is the above ground portion of the tree that produces the fruit, and
- The rootstock, which comprises the root system and the lower portion of the trunk.
- The scion and rootstock are joined via the process of Grafting.
The grafted plants are tested for citrus greening and CTV by ELISA and PCR, and then indexed citrus plants are made available to sale to progressive citrus growers and nurseries.
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