Traditional Practices in Agriculture FULL - ANGOC Site
Traditional Practices in Agriculture FULL - ANGOC Site
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and mixed with cow ur<strong>in</strong>e (5 litre) and water (50 litres) and<br />
sprayed.<br />
7. Leaves of Kasarka (Strychnos, nuxvomica) mixed with cow<br />
dung are applied to lemon plants which controls grubs and<br />
also has fumigation effect.<br />
8. To br<strong>in</strong>g the lime trees to bear<strong>in</strong>g 4-5 kg of outer seed coat of<br />
sorghum or pearl millet is applied at the root zone before the<br />
onset of monsoon season.<br />
9. For extraction of acid lime seeds, well ripened, big sized fruits<br />
are put <strong>in</strong> airtight conta<strong>in</strong>ers for about 15 days rott<strong>in</strong>g. Then<br />
the fruits are squeezed, washed with water <strong>in</strong> bamboo plates<br />
and dried under shade.<br />
f. Mandar<strong>in</strong> Orange (Citrus reticulata)<br />
This is also commonly<br />
called as Santra<br />
Orange. Coorg orange<br />
<strong>in</strong> coastal region<br />
(Kodagu) has a special<br />
place for its sweet<br />
taste. It can be grown<br />
successfully on a wide<br />
range of soils, although<br />
medium loam with<br />
slightly heavier subsoil is well suited for this crop. Santra orange is<br />
usually budded on rough lemon (Jamberi).<br />
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