The origin of lemons is unknown. It is said that lemons are first grown in the North East Asia region primarily in Assam(Northeast India), Burma. The first sustainable cultivation of lemons in Europe started in the Genoa region This occurred in the middle of 18th century.
While talking about fruit crops, lemon is one of the most important fruits in the world. However, bananas and mangoes are in the top 5 but we can’t neglect the presence of lemon. It holds the 6th position in lemon production in world. Lifespan of lemon tree is nearly 15 to 20 years. Generally, the lemon tree starts producing the fruit from the fifth year. Lemon has lots of medicinal and nutritional properties and it also adds value to our food and Juice by the tremendous flavour.
However, lemon can grow easily in any soil but it prefers the soil pH range with 5.5 to 7.0. The temperature required for lemon tree is 25° C to 30° C. This is the most preferable climate required for lemon trees.
Lemon water helath benefits :
There are various health benefits of lemon water some of the lemon water
health benefits are given below :
A. lemon and lemon water are good source of vitamin C
B. It is helpful in weight loss.
C. Lemon water improves skin quality.
D. Warm lemon water help to improve digestive system.
E. lemon water prevents constipation.
F. It freshens breathe.
G. The citric acid in lemons may help in preventing kidney stones.
H. Lemon contains antibacterial qualities that helps in clear skin by
removing black heads.
I. lemon water without sugar helps to maintain diabetes.
Varities in Lemon cultivation
a). Balaji lemon
b). Bala nagar
Land preparation
Ploughing should be done twice to level the land properly while ploughing you should remove tiny stones along with weed. June to August is the best time to plant lemon seeds. 60 x 60 x 60 cm pit size needs to be dug for the plant seedlings and you should add 10 kg of FYM and 500 gram of single superphosphate (SSP) to the pits. Remember FYM needs to be added before planting the seeds.
Lemon plant spacing
Seeds can be sowed with various spacings 4.5 x 4.5 m in normal spacing and in heavy rainfall areas you can increase spacing i.e 5 x 5 meter.One can easily plant between 210 to 250 lemon plants in one acre.
Lemon harvesting time
Lemon produces fruits 3 to 4 times in a year however, lemon takes 150 to 160 days to reach the maturity level and starts bearing fruits in the fifth year. Lemon harvesting in India occurs three to four times in a year.
How many lemons does a lemon tree produce per year?
While talking about lemon tree production per year we would say between 5 to 15 years one tree produces 84 kg to 250 kg lemons and after 8-10 years One lemon tree produces 1000 to 1500 lemons.