NAME OF TECHNOLOGY: Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis)

Technology Institution: Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI)

Lead Scientist: Dr. Paul Musa Lahai

Country: Sierra Leone

Contact: Tel: + 232-78-529-842

Email: info@slari.gov.sl

KEY CHARACTERISTICS

• Yield is 30 tons per hectare
• Planting distance = 7 m x 7 m
• Number of plants per hectare = 204
• First flower production occurs 5 years after cultivation (having stayed for at least 1.5 years in the nursery)
• Resistant to pest/disease
• Adapts to changing climate 7. The germination percentage of dried nuts is 90% 8. Good architecture if properly managed.