Litchi Cultivation

• As per National Research Centre on Litchi, Litchi is being cultivated for commercial purposes in 19 states.
• More than 1 million hectares of land are under litchi cultivation in India as per latest official data.

ABOUT LITCHI CULTIVATION

• The fruit traditionally grows in the foothills of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal and Jharkhand.
• Litchi is a sub-tropical fruit and thrives best under moist sub-tropical climate.
• It usually prefers low elevation and can be grown up to an altitude of 800 m.
• It is a rich source of Vitamin C along with B complex Vitamin.
• Its origin is from Southern China.
• India is second largest producer of litchi in the World after China.
• Climatic conditions
  • Temperature- 25-35°C
  • Rainfall- 1200mm
  • Sowing Temperature- 25-35°C
  • Harvesting Temperature- 25-30°C
  • Soil- Deep, fertile, well drained, medium texture soil is suitable for litchi cultivation.
    • pH of soil should be 7.5 to 8.
    • Litchi crop cannot tolerate high pH and saline soils.