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Questions |
Answer |
1 |
Botanical Name |
Litchi chinensis |
2 |
Family |
Sapindaceae |
3 |
Origin of Litchi |
China |
4 |
Litchi is commonly known as |
Single seeded nut |
5 |
Litchi flowers are |
Petal less |
6 |
Litchi root stock |
Litchi philippinensis |
7 |
Best suited soil for Litchi cultivation |
Sandy loam |
8 |
Best suited climate for Litchi cultivation |
Sub tropical |
9 |
Optimum temperature required for Litchi growth |
30 - 40 °C |
10 |
Litchi crop is commercially propagated through |
Air layering (Gootee) |
11 |
Litchi fruit is rich source of |
Calcium (0.21%) |
12 |
Most suitable time for propagation of Litchi |
July - October |
13 |
Pit size requirement for Litchi seedling planting |
90 x 90 x 90 cm |
14 |
Planting space requirement for Litchi crop |
8 x 8 m |
15 |
Favorable climatic conditions for Litchi production |
Moist summer & Cool winter |
16 |
Fruit cracking in Litchi is generally due to |
Dry hot wind in summer |
17 |
Litchi mite is |
Aceria lichi |
18 |
Average yield of Litchi per plant |
80-100 kg/tree |
19 |
Major pests seen in Litchi crop is |
Mites & Mealy bug |
20 |
Litchi plant flowers during |
October – November |
21 |
Fruiting time of Litchi crop |
March – May |
22 |
Litchi variety suitable for canning is |
Shahi |
23 |
Most critical period for irrigation in Litchi crop is |
January end – onset of Monsoon |
24 |
Litchi variety suitable for table & processing purpose |
Early seedless (Early bedana) |
25 |
Early maturing, non cracking seedless variety of Litchi is |
Swaran roopa |
26 |
Litchi varieties |
Purbi, Gulabi, Shahi, Swaran roopa, Elachi, Bvewster |
Litchi crop insect pest and diseases are posted in Entomology and Pathology Section |