Climate

• Pummelo is a tropical plant but can grow in both tropical and subtropical climates.
• Pummelo can also tolerate heavy rainfall.

Soil

• Well drained, medium in nutrient availability, medium to light soil.

Varieties

Kae pan – of Thailand

Buntan

Formosa

Propagation

• Propagation commercially by air layering
• Strong rootstocks such as jatti khatti and jambiri are commonly used for pummelo.

Planting

• Pits of size 60-75 cm³ are dug at a distance of 6×6 to 8×8 m.
• Planting is done at the beginning of the monsoon.

Irrigation

• First irrigation is done just after planting.
• It should be done at an interval of 10 days in summer and at an interval of 10-15 days in winter.
• Adequate soil moisture should be maintained during flowering and fruiting stages.

Manure and Fertilizers

• Generally, fertilizers are given thrice in a year i.e. December-January, June-July, and September-October
• FYM is given in June-July or September-October.
• N:P:K – 600 : 400 : 600 g/tree

Training and Pruning

• Young plants are supported so that they can develop fully.

  

• Water sprouts, and weak, crisscrossing branches are cut from time to time.

Harvesting

• North India – January to March,
• South India – September – November.

Yield

• 75-100 fruit/tree
• 20 tons/hectare per year