Commercial Varieties of Lime

Name of Variety	Salient Features	Recommended Areas
Kagzi Lime	Also known as Kagzi Nimboo. Fruits ~40 g, smooth surface. Two main fruiting seasons: May–June and Nov–Dec.	All over India
Pramalini	Fruits borne in clusters (3–7). ~30% higher yield than Kagzi lime. High juice content (~57%).	Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
Vikram	Fruits in clusters (5–10), off-season bearing possible. ~30–32% higher yield than normal lime.	Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand
Jai Devi	Vigorous, year-round bearing. High yield (~36.98 kg/tree). Fruits larger, round, attractive yellow with ~52.3% juice.	Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
Sai Sharbati	High yielding (~1205 fruits/tree in 7th year without bahar treatment). Fruits larger in size.	Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Phule Sharbati	Superior to Sai Sharbati with better canopy and higher yield (~52.19 t/ha).	Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Balaji (Tenali Selection)	Medium to large fruits, high yielding. Resistant to citrus canker and bark eruption.	Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
Rasraj (IIHR Hybrid)	Hybrid (Kagzi Lime × Nepali Round Lemon). Vigorous trees, good fruit quality. Moderately resistant to citrus canker.	Karnataka
Seedless Lime	New selection. Fruits oblong, thin skin, primrose colour. Prolific bearer with double yield of normal lime, but late maturity.	Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu