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Citrus limon

Description
Life form	tree	Physiology	evergreen, single stem
Habit	erect	Category	fruits & nuts, materials, medicinals & aromatic
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on large scale

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	15	28	12	36	Soil texture	medium, light	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	1000	2300	300	4000	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	-	-	-	-	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	500	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	6.5	7	5.5	8	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells)
Light intensity	very bright	very bright	very bright	clear skies

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-6	Killing temp. early growth	-2
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.	humidity
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system	home garden, large scale/commercial	Crop cycle	210	365
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

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Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
food & beverage	vitamins	fruits
food & beverage	minerals	fruits
food additive	condiment/seasoning	fruits
medicinal	blood system applications	fruits
medicinal	skin applications	fruits
medicinal	genitourinary system applications	fruits
medicinal	muscular/skeletal applications	fruits
medicinal	nutritional applications	fruits
material	cosmetics & perfumery	flowers
material	cosmetics & perfumery	fruits
poison	bacteria	fruits