Use budded plants; Rangpur lime is the best rootstock, and rough lemon is also used. Dig 75 x 75 x 75 cm pits at 7 x 7 m spacing and fill with topsoil and 10 kg FYM. Plant at the centre and stake. For the first 3 years, train the plant to a well-spread framework at 45 cm height on a single trunk. Legumes and vegetables can be intercropped before bearing.
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Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Sweet Orange – Planting material; preparation of field, p. 17
