Tropical and subtropical fruits (2+1)

Planting and Propogation

Planting and Propagation

• It can be done before or after rains during the rainy season depending upon amount of rainfall. Spacing should be 4-6 m for limes, and 6-8m for lemons. Pits can be of 1 m cube and filled with mixture of soil and manure.
• Acid lime is propagated by seeds selecting the nucellar seedlings. But budding on Rangpur lime preferable. Sweet limes can be propagated by sub-terminal stem cuttings or layerings or budding. Lemons by budding on trifoliate orange or Rangpur lime (Citrus limonica).