Effect of organic manure and inorganic fertilizers on growth establishment and percentage of survival of Sweet orange (Citrus sinensis Osbeck) grafted plants

The present investigation, effect of organic manure and inorganic fertilizers on growth establishment and percentage of survival of Sweet orange (Citrus sinensis Osbeck) grafted plants, was undertaken at Department of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad (U.P.) , India during 2013-14. The results showed that significant effect on maximum plant height (62.55 cm), number of branches (9.22), number of leaves per plant (49.10), petiole length (1.90 cm), plant girth (8.53 cm), plant percentage (100%), and minimum dead plant percentage (00%) was recorded with treatment T12 (FYM 8 kg/plant + Nitrogen 120 g/plant + Phosphorus 45 g/plant + Potash 45 g/plant) under Allahabad agro climatic conditions.