Thanks for your detailed reply Mic. I was hinting at the absence of the winged petiole in my images in contrast to some other images of C. maxima (which had a winged petiole) posted during Rutaceae week.
You may comment on the above observation if you are comfortable. Thanks once again. Regards, Samir On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 5:28 PM, OZmic <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Samir, > I am not keen to diagnose or identify from photos, I much prefer live > plants but I'll have a shot at it. > If you mean differences in leaf colour between DSC00005 and DSC00013. > It does not look abnormal. The first shot shows perhaps a less healthy > leaf. If a tree displays mostly healthy leaves and just a few of a less > perfect green it is either nothing to worry about, a temporary deficiency > or stress, or simply a younger leaf at a branch tip. I think I can see two > tiny fruits. It is normal for some leaves to degenerate and go through > various shades of green and yellow before falling. One has to visualise the > whole tree. If a lot of healthy young shoots and plenty of tiny fruits are > in evidence one has a healthy tree. Yellowing of a significant proportion > of the foliage is something to pay attention to. I have had some shocking > looks on my citrus trees at the end of a recent 10 years drought. This year > after recovery I have harvested tens of kg of fruits. The good rainfall > helped but I had to work hard to keep the plant alive before the rain came. > I hope I have answer the question. > Cheerios > > > On Sunday, May 13, 2012 10:31:04 PM UTC+10, Samir Mehta wrote: >> >> Aarti ji, Balkar ji: my post acknowledging your comments (posted from my >> inbox) has not appeared in the group-site. >> >> It is pasted below: >> >> 'Thank You Aarti ji, Balkar ji. >> >> Mr. Porcher: are leaf variations of this nature acceptable? >> >> Regards, >> >> Samir Mehta' >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Samir Mehta >> >> >> >> On Sunday, May 13, 2012 3:16:12 PM UTC+5:30, Balkar wrote: >>> >>> excellent Closeups Samir Ji >>> >>> On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 1:55 AM, Aarti S. Khale >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> The small tree in the picture is that of Grapefruit at VJBU. >>>> Regards, >>>> Aarti >>>> >>>> >>>> On Saturday, May 12, 2012 8:29:43 PM UTC+4, Samir Mehta wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Dear Fellow Group-members, >>>>> *Citrus* *maxima* (Burm.) Osbeck @ VJBU, Mumbai >>>>> ..but the leaf morphology is bothering me as it does not match with >>>>> other posts on the group. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Samir Mehta >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> >>> Dr Balkar Singh >>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>> Haryana-132103 >>> 09416262964 >>> >>
