The Morphological Characterization of Diploid and Tetraploid Tangerine (Citrus reticulata Blanco)

Abstract

The study aimed to characterize the induced tetraploid tangerine and diploids tangerine plant. Morphological characterization revealed that the values of internode length, leaf width, leaf weight/area and leaf length of the tetraploid tangerine were significantly greater than those of the diploid. In contrast, the leaf number, leaf index and stoma density of the tetraploid tangerines were significantly less than those of diploid.