Product Description

  • INTRODUCTION

Mandarin orange is most common among citrus fruits grown in India. It occupies nearly 40% of the total area under citrus cultivation in India. The most important commercial citrus species in India are the mandarin, sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) and acid lime (Citrus aurantifolia) sharing 41, 23 and 23 % respectively of all citrus fruits produced in the country.


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The main objective of this report is to present a bankable one acre model for high quality commercial cultivation of the crop.

Orange Plant Darjeeling

Vamsha Nature Care Live Dwarf Orange Plant Tangerine (Santra) origin Darjeeling


Orange Cultivation

  • Mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata) is most common among citrus fruits grown in India. It occupies nearly 40% of the total area under citrus cultivation in India.
  • In India, in terms of area under cultivation, citrus is the third largest fruit industry after Banana and Mango. Nagpur mandarin is one of the best mandarins in the world. Production of this fruit crop in central and western part of India is increasing every year.

Climate and Soil Requirements:

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  • Beautiful Ornamental Plant. Enjoy The Fruit Along With Astonishing Beauty of Evergreen Citrus Plant.
  • Low Maintenance. It Requires Less Care,so it can even Be Grown by your Kids.
  • Comes in Safe and Secure Packing.
  • Packet Contains: 1 Dwarf Variety Live Plant Shipped In Poly Bag And Without Pots.
Sweet orange

Economic Importance:

  • Orange is rich in vitamin C, A, B and phosphorus. Orange is consumed fresh or in the form of juice, jam, squash and syrup. It is the main source of peel oil, citric acid and cosmetics which have international market value.

Darjeeing Orange

Planting:

  • Mandarin orange is propagated by seeds and also vegetatively propagated by T-budding. Seedlings are mostly transplanted in the month of July-August after commencement of monsoon.
  • Mandarins are usually planted in pits of 50 cm. X 50 cm. X 50 cm. size in a square system with a spacing of 4.5-6 m. , accommodating 350-450 plants/ha. In north-eastern parts of India, Khasi mandarins are very closely spaced (4.5 m. X 4.5 m.), accommodating more than 500 plants/ha.

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Climate and Soil Requirements:

  • Mandarins grow successfully in all frost free tropical and sub-tropical regions upto 1,500 m. above m.s.l. An annual rainfall of 100-120 cm. and temperature ranging from 100-350 C is suitable for cultivation of the crop.
  • Mandarins can be grown in a wide variety of soils but medium or light loamy soils with slightly heavy sub-soil, well-drained with pH of 6.0-8.0 are ideal for cultivation.

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Irrigation:

  • Irrigation is provided at an interval of 10-15 days during winter months whereas during summer months it is provided at an interval of 5-7 days. Drip irrigation leads to effective, efficient and economic use of irrigation water and is recommended specially in low rainfall regions of Maharashtra, MP and Rajasthan which are some of the major producing areas.

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