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Varieties
| Name of
the Variety/ Area |
Characteristics |
| Rangpur Lime C. limonia Western
and southern India |
Rind and pulp are orange in
colour. Rind is thin and adherence to pulp
is moderate. |
| Kagzi Lime (Citrus aurantifolia)
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
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Fruits are small to medium,
pulp is juicy greenish with strong adherence
to the skin; skin yellowish green, thin or
papery and shin y. It is mainly used for processing
purpose |
| Lemons (Citrus limon) West Bengal,
Assam, and Uttar Pradesh |
Fruits large, Ovoid to round,
fruits dark green, rind thick adhering to
the pulp, moderately juicy and acidic |
| Sweet Lime (C. limettioides)
Punjab and Tamil Nadu |
Fruit medium-sized, subglobose
to oblong, base evenly rounded, apex commonly
rounded, nipple is flat and surrounded by
a shallow circular furrow ,rind thin, surface
smooth with Prominent oil glands strong adherence
of rind, colour greenish to orange-yellow
on maturity, segments around 10 ,flesh colour
straw-yellow, tender, very juicy, flavour
insipid because of lack of acid |
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Mandarin
(Citrus reticulata)
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| Khasi Orange Assam and Meghalaya
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Fruits globose to oblate, surface
smooth, colour orange-yellow to bright orange,
rind thin with very little adherence, segments
usually 10, pulp vesicles uniformly orange,
texture coarse, juice abundant with well-blended
flavour. |
| Coorg Orange |
Karnataka Fruits oblate, Colour
bright yellow and uniform, Rind Medium Thick
with little adherence, segments usually between
9 to 11, pulp yellow with fine texture and
abundant juice |
| Desi Punjab and Himachal Pradesh |
Fruits ovoid, colour uniform
golden yellow, rind medium thick somewhat
thicker than that of Coorg mandarin ,segments
usually between 7 to 10 ,pulp light reddish
yellow, texture tender , sufficiently juicy
and moderately flavoured but somewhat acidic
in taste |
| Kinnow Orange |
Punjab The fruit is medium-size
somewhat oblate in shape, rind moderately
thick adherence with the pulp quite strong
although peelable surface smooth and glossy
fruit colour yellowish orange at full maturity
segments 9 to 10, firm pulp yellowish orange
very juicy somewhat acidic. The variety is
cold resistant. |
| Darjeeling Orange |
West Bengal and Sikkim Fruits
are comparatively smaller in size somewhat
flat in shape colour yellowish to orange when
fully ripe, rind thin, adherence little, juice
abundant and sweet flavour. |
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Sweet
Orange (Citrus sinensis)
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| Mosambi Maharashtra and Andhra
Pradesh |
Fruit light yellowish orange
in colour, surface rough with prominent streaks
on the rind, oblate to spherical, apex broad,
rind thick, well-defined segments numbering
9 to 12, peeling difficult, pulp light yellow;
juice sweet. |
| Malta (Common) Punjab and Haryana
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Fruit orange-yellow, surface
smooth; shape spherical; medium to large in
size; thickness of the rind medium, segments
10, well-defined; pulp orange, abundant juice,
good flavour |
| Malta (Blood Red) Punjab |
Skin yellow with scarlet blush.
Rind is relatively thin, tight and glossy.
Pulp corn coloured and red streaked, early
ripening; pulp sweet, abundant juice, red
coloured, pleasant flavour |
| Sathgudi Andhra Pradesh |
Fruits are smooth and have attractive
orange colour, shape spherical, size variable,
rind medium thick, segments 10 to 12, pulp
orange coloured abundant juice, good flavor.
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Exotic Varieties
USA
Lemons-Processing:
Eureka, Allen, Cascade, Cook, Meek, Thorton,
Lisbon, Bradbury, Cavors, Deavor, Hall, Jameson,
Ledig, Limoneira,-8A, Monore, Prior, Prospect,
Strong, Femminelo, Oval, Genoa, Brena.
Sweet Orange-Table
& Processing Purpose: Valencia, Lue,
Gim Gong, Pope, Cutter Frost, Olinda, St. Michael,
Sanfords Meditteranean, Ruby, Kwatta 202.
Orange-Processing
: Navel, Valencia Brazil
Sweet Orange-Table
& Processing Purpose : Bahia, Cabula,
Baianinha, Hamlin, Orvalin de Mel, Rubi, Valencia,
Bahia.
Sweet Orange-Processing
Purpose : Pera, Pera Olimpia, Corsa Tardia,
Ovale San Lio, Lamb Summer.
Sweet Orange-Table
Purpose : Caipira Mexico
Sweet Orange-Table
& Processing Purpose : Corriente France
Sweet Orange-Table
& Processing Purpose : Blonde Australia
Orange-Processing
: Navel, Valencia Japan
Orange-Table &
Processing Purpose : Owari, Wase.
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