Traditional Practices in Agriculture FULL - ANGOC Site

e. Acidlime (Citrus aurantifolia)
This is also called as
Kaghzi lime known for
its soury juice inside
the fruit, which has
fetched this species a
higher place than the
lemons. They are rich in
Vitamin C and the rural
folk mostly use them
for pickles and in cooking especially the ‘Gojju’ that makes a very
good combination with rice.
1. Pits are dug and allowed to dry for 3 to 4 months.
2. Burrying the dog’s carcass at the root zone helps in getting
higher yields in acid lime.
3. Applying 10 kg of pig manure per tree, helps to increase the
yield and to prevent flower shedding.
4. Four kg of Neem seeds are powdered and dissolved in 100
litres of water and filtered. Add 10 lit of cow urine and mix it
with 50 gm of detergent powder. Spraying this extract will
control leaf miner pest and other diseases.
5. Dried neem fruits are powdered and applied at 500 gm per
tree to control the nematode attack.
6. To control sooty mould, maida flour( 500 gm in 5 lit of water)
is boiled in water to colloidal stage and it is diluted, filtered
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