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LEMON & LIMES
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These three sour varieties of
citrus are primarily used for juice and flavoring
purposes.
The native lime is
susceptible to gummosis that makes the lifespan
short. Application of too much Nitrogen (urea) or no
fertilizer (balanced nutrition) enhances gummosis
that kills lime.
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Persian lime
(Bearss Lime) is a big as the
orange fruit; it is seedless and juicy thus, an
excellent juice material. It continuously fruits in our
demo farm.
Lemon has thick rind and juice. It is often used as a
mix for flavoring of alcoholic beverages as well as
juice
Variegated Lemon.
Besides the green leaf lemon that came from the US,
there is now variegated leaf lemon that can be used both
as ornamental and economic decorative tree in your
garden.
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