{"id":18766,"date":"2025-06-29T17:30:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=18766"},"modified":"2025-06-30T18:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T12:30:26","slug":"litchis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/litchis\/","title":{"rendered":"Litchis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Litchis Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, India has dispatched its first-ever consignment of rose-scented litchis to Qatar.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Litchis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>delicious juicy fruit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of excellent quality. Botanically it belongs to Sapindaceae family.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The translucent, flavoured aril or edible flesh of the litchi is popular as a table fruit in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Litchis are believed to have arrived in India from China over 300 years ago.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Required climatic condition for Litchis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Litchi is a <\/span><b>sub-tropical fruit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and thrives best under <\/span><b>moist sub-tropical climate.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It usually prefers low elevation and can be <\/span><b>grown up to an altitude of 800 m.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Soil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Deep, well drained loamy soil, rich in organic matter and having pH in the range of 5.0 to 7.0 is ideal for the crop.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Temperature:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The temperature should not go beyond 40.5 0C in summer and below freezing <\/span><b>point in winter.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Prolonged rain may be harmful especially at the time of flowering, when it interferes with pollination.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The young trees <\/span><b>require protection against frost and hot winds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for several years till they are firmly established, even though some variation in temperature is necessary for proper fruiting of trees.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frost during winter and dry heat in summer are limiting factors for its successful cultivation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Distribution of Litchis Cultivation<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In India, commercial cultivation was traditionally restricted to the north in the <\/span><b>foothills of Himalayas from Tripura to Jammu &amp; Kashmir<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and plains of Uttar Pradesh and <\/span><b>Madhya Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India is the second largest producer of litchi in the World after China. Other major producing countries are <\/span><b>Thailand, Australia, South Africa, Madagascar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Florida in US.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/news\/india\/india-exports-first-batch-of-rose-scented-shahi-litchis-to-qatar-11751021834522.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LM<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Litchis is a delicious juicy fruit of excellent quality. 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