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Citrus medica

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

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	deep (>>150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	21	27	12	35	Soil texture	medium, light	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	1200	1400	800	2000	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	-	-	-	-	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	1300	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), tropical wet (Ar), 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), long day (>14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-2	Killing temp. early growth	-1
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.	wind, drought
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system	home garden, small scale (manual)	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
social	other socio-cultural uses	fruits
material	cosmetics & perfumery	fruits
material	cosmetics & perfumery	leaves
medicinal	nervous system applications	fruits
medicinal	digestive system applications	fruits
medicinal	respiratory applications	fruits
medicinal	metabolic system applications	fruits
medicinal	muscular/skeletal applications	fruits
medicinal	immune system applications	fruits