About Lesson
Introduction
- Citrus are believed to be native of tropical and sub tropical parts of the Himalayan region, south East Asia.
- Citrus belongs to the family rutaceae
- 62 Districts of Nepal grows citrus fruits
- 42 Districts have commercial cultivation
- Mandarin covers about 62% of the total citrus production followed by Junar 22%, Lime 12%, Lemon 3% and others 1%
- TSS ranges from 8-15% in citrus fruits and vitamin C from 25-85mg.
- Wild species Poncirus and Fortunella is native to china.