Ishved’sKatol Gold Sweet Lime- A combo assurance of best yields and disease resistance

Sweet lime is one of those unique Indian fruits, while perhaps not originating in the country has a large fan base. It tastes as it sounds. More specifically, the fruit sis sweet but retains the same essence as lime but without the mouth puckering qualities. This makes the fruit the most common citrus fruit grown in India. The best part is the array of consumption styles that is has, be it directly the fruit, the juice, jam, squash, syrups, jellies and what not that can be made from this multi-talented fruit. It is also one of the major sources of citric acid, consumed worldwide. The cosmetic industry, one of the forerunner industries, also depends on citrus products. These underlines and elaborates the multitude of uses sweet lime has. Traditionally grown seedlings are considered more susceptible to several diseases and pest, thus reducing the yield drastically. Needless to say, that best quality disease free planting material from certified nurseries would no doubt come to rescue farmer’s tension of best yields. Ishved’sKatol Gold sweet lime assures the same. The fruits, apart from being larger and more attractive than other varieties, are good for fruit processing as fruit pulp juice is high. Harvesting begins from fourth year after planting and gives two harvest in a year: one in April-May and the other in August-September. Initially, in the fourth year, the average expected yield is 60 kg/plant/year. This subsequently increases to 100 kg/plant/year from the fifth year and eventually increase furthermore as the age of the plant progresses. The plantation yields the maximum when the trees are about 10-20 years old. Ishved’s sweet lime plants are disease resistant and high yielding compared to the ones available in local markets.