STUDIES ON MORPHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF TASI, A SEMI WILD SWEET ORANGE TYPE IN EAST SIANG DISTRICT, ARUNACHAL PRADESH

ASHOK CHHETRI¹*, ANGAMI THEJANGULIE², OMI TAYENG³, B.N. HAZARIKA⁴, P.K. PANDEY⁵, M.C. SINGH^6
1Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture & Forestry, Central Agricultural University, Pasighat, 791102, India
²Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture & Forestry, Central Agricultural University, Pasighat, 791102, India
³Horticulture Development Officer, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Pasighat, 791102, India
⁴College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Pasighat, 791102, India
⁵FCLA of Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Central Agricultural University, Pasighat, 791102, India
⁶FCLA of Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Central Agricultural University, Pasighat, 791102, India
* Corresponding Author : chhetriash@gmail.com

Received : 10-08-2018     Accepted : 26-08-2018     Published : 30-08-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 16       Pages : 6954 - 6955
Int J Agr Sci 10.16 (2018):6954-6955

Keywords : Arunachal Pradesh, Citrus, Sweet orange, Tasi
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to College of Horticulture & Forestry, Central Agricultural University, Pasighat, 791102, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The investigation on Tasi orange, a semi-wild type of sweet orange, was carried out in Bodak Village of East Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh. The objective of the study was to map the morphological characters associated with yield. Two types of Tasi, Type 1 with bigger leaves and relatively narrow leaves and Type 2 with smaller fruits and broad leaves were found to grow under semi wild conditions. Both the tree types are spreading in nature with presence of thorns and wingless leaves.

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