lemon cultivation

HI

Lemon (Citrus limon (L.) Burm.f) is not cultivation to any great extent in India, as it requires a comparitively cool climate for regular bearing. Its fruit is not so highly flavoured as that of sour lime.

Lime. The lime(Citrus aurantiifolia Swingle), both sour and sweet, known as kaghzi nimboo and mitha respectively, are more orized in India than lemon. Sour lime is propagated mainly from seed. Budding on rough lemon rootstock, layering and morcotting are also practiced to some extent. The tree is susceptible to frost. It flowers twice a year in February-March and again in August. The main crop is obtained in August from the first flowering. The second crop is ready in the following February.

The propagation of sweet lime is done from mature wood cuttings which root readily. It can also be propagated from seeds and the seedlings, usually come true to type. Planting of limes and their pruning, manuring, etc. are the same as for the sweet orange.

Regards
Ashwini
 

lemon/ acid lime

Hi!

good to see this discussion on lemon/ acid lime. I am an entrepreneur working in the area of post harvest handling and cold storage of acid lime fruits. I have been keenly looking for some background and deeper understanding of indian acid lime varieties, how they compare with global varieties, what problems cultivators face, steps they take for disease resistance/ etc.

Look forward to some response from an expert.

Thanks,
Rajesh
 

The "Balaji"lemon variety is the best variety among all lemon varieties.The yield of "Balaji"is very high while comparing with other lemon breeds.

For more details plz.contact us:

A Sivakumar,
Priya Nursery Garden,
Karaikudi -630001,TN
9843080275
priyagar06@yahoo.co.in
 

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