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Puliyangudi - lemon city of India
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- These lemon farms were safe from animals, and production was also high.
- In the early 1950s, Puliyangudi farmers decided to take a risk and go in for lemon cultivation.
- It was this change that transformed Puliyangudi into the ‘lemon city of India’.
- The Puliyangudi lime has a thin aromatic skin, with a very high citrus level and abundant juice.
- These fruits, known as PKM 1, have higher ascorbic acid content of 34.29 mg per 100g of fruit juice and total soluble solids of 8.0°Brix.
- The juice content is 52.3% by weight, and it is a high-yielding variety.
- Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board and Melapuliyangudi Farmers’ Association applied for the GI tag for the Puliyangudi acid lime.
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