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Citrolima Class A Trait	Savings
Light growing media	Cheaper shipping, handling and planting.
Biodegradable wrap/non water-repellent growing medium	Cheaper storage and irrigation of trees before planting
Biodegradable wrap	It is not necessary to remove wraps or bags
No curling of main root	It is not necessary to cut the root ball bottom before planting
No wounding of roots necessary	It is not necessary to apply fungicides against foot rot
Scaffold branches present	Not necessary to tend scaffold branch formation in the field
Trees with multiple rootstocks of with interstocks	Additional rootstocks or interstock included with no additional costs
Trunk protector included	Less suckering and mechanical or chemical damage

Citrolima Class A Trait	Gains
Non water-repellent growing medium	Significant reduction in the number of plants that dry out after planting despite of watering
Light, fibrous and firm root ball	Significant reduction in root bending at planting
No root wounding necessary	Significant reduction in Foot Rot incidence
Coconut fiber equivalent to 10 liters of pine bark growing medium	Greater initial tree development
Root system without root congestion, spiraling, or main root curling	Greater growth, uniformity, and water stress resistance after 4 or 5 years in the orchard
12-month trees with scaffold branches	Uniform and balanced initial growth with 4- to 8-month reduction in time to bearing age required.
Trees with multiple rootstocks of with interstocks	Less incidence of Foot Rot, Nematodes, Sudden Death, Blight and rootstock-scion incompatibility
Trunk protector included	Greater vigor and uniformity