Rangpur lime rootstock plot 7 days after planting.

Rangpur lime plants 50 days after planting, with ca. 24 inches height and 1/4 inch diameter 4 inches above ground (budding height).

View of the 50-days-old plot.

Rangpur lime plants 70 days after transplanting with 40 inches height and 1/3 inch diameter at 4 inches above ground.

View of the 70-days-old Rangpur lime plot.

March 14, 2001

Rangpur lime rootstock plants at 120 days after transplanting, with 5 feet height and 1/2 inch diameter at 4 inch above ground, ready for budding.

    View of the Rangpur lime lot at 120 days after transplanting.
     During development, rootstock plants are routinely sprouted to allow for single stem growth, and protected against pests and diseases like the leaf miner, aphids, scales, mites, leafhoppers, and scab.