Levy, Y., Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Gilat Regional Experiment Station, Mobile Post Negev, 85-280, Israel
Lifshitz, J., Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Gilat Regional Experiment Station, Mobile Post Negev, 85-280, Israel
Bavli, N., Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Gilat Regional Experiment Station, Mobile Post Negev, 85-280, Israel

Alemow (Citrus macrophylla Wester) was compared with six other rootstocks as a rootstock for old-line 'Temple' mandarin-like citrus cultivar (Citrus temple Hort. ex. Tan.). The highest cumulative yields during 1976-1990 were produced by trees on the rootstocks: sour orange (Citrus aurantium L.) and Cleopatra mandarin (Citrus reshnii Hort. ex Tan.), however, trees on alemow rootstock showed precocity, dwarfing and high canopy efficiency. Trees on Carrizo citrange rootstock (Citrus sinensis [L.] Osbeck × Poncirus trifoliata [L.] Raf.) suffered from lime induced chlorosis, salinity, and citrus exocortis viroid. Trees on Poorman rootstock (Citrus grandis [L.] Osbeck hybrid?) showed considerable variability in performance. In trees on alemow, total soluble solids concentration and acid in fruit were higher than on the rootstocks rough lemon (Citrus jambhiri Lush.) and Volkameriana (Citrus volkameriana Chapot), but lower than on Carrizo, Cleopatra mandarin and sour orange rootstocks. Alemow is recommended as a dwarfing rootstock for old-line 'Temple.'. © 1993.