Relation of citrus leaf nutrients to internal fruit quality in Sierra Leone

Abstract

In a mineral nutrient survey, fruits from grapefruit, sweet orange and tangerine trees whose leaves were sampled were analysed for internal quality and then correlated with the respective leaf analysis values. Correlations amongst leaf nutrients were also studied. Statistically significant simple correlations were found between some internal quality parameters and certain leaf nutrients. Due to sampling limitations, a multi‐element consideration in the nature of multiple regression studies was not considered thus limiting the utility of the results in evaluating interionic effects on internal quality of citrus in Sierra Leone.