Pant Lemon 1
From GBPUAT Pantnagar, grafted, not from seed. Thin-skinned, high juice content — bears more months a year than the kagzi lime seedling it replaces.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Lemon & Lime
- Type
- Planting material
- Season
- All seasons
- Starts bearing
- Bearing from year 3–4 (grafted plant)
- Expected yield
- 150–180 q/ha at full bearing
- Suitable soil
- Loam
- Disease resistance
- Moderate canker tolerance
- Release
- A single-plant selection from Kagzi Kalan lemon made at GBPUAT, Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) — exact release year not confirmed by any source found; already in citrus research literature by the early 1990s.
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
About this variety
Pant Lemon 1 is a single-plant selection from the common Kagzi Kalan lemon, made at GBPUAT (Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology), Pantnagar, Uttarakhand. No release year is published, but it appears in citrus research from the early 1990s. A 2023 study tested zinc sulphate, borax and copper sulphate foliar sprays on it under western Uttar Pradesh Tarai conditions. A commercial nursery listing describes big, round, yellow fruit of 80–100 g, 7–7.5 °Brix, about 4.6% acidity, high juice content and a shelf life of about 19 days. Treat those fruit figures as a nursery's, not a trial's.
Should you pick this variety?
Choose Pant Lemon 1 if you farm in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand or Punjab and want a lemon with a university origin, a single-plant selection from Kagzi Kalan made at GBPUAT Pantnagar. A nursery listing gives big, round, yellow fruit of 80–100 g, 7–7.5 °Brix and a shelf life of about 19 days, though those figures are not from a formal trial. The card shows 150–180 q/ha at full bearing. It has only moderate canker tolerance. Choose Kagzi Kalan for the parent type, Vikram or Balaji for kagzi lime.
Sowing & cultivation
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- High juice content and notably milder than many kagzi lemons, per a nursery listing’s reported 7–7.5° Brix TSS against roughly 4.6% acidity
- Bred at a Tarai-belt research station (GBPUAT Pantnagar), giving it a track record specifically suited to western Uttar Pradesh / Uttarakhand growing conditions, where it remains the subject of active agronomy trials
- Reasonable post-harvest shelf life for a lemon — about 19 days per the same nursery source
Things to consider
- Pant Lemon 1 shows only moderate canker tolerance, so keep a spray routine in wet weather
- Some nurseries sell their own stock under a 'Pant Lemon' name, so ask for a written source and buy from a nursery that names GBPUAT Pantnagar as the origin
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- Punjab
Verify the plant before you plant
Pant Lemon 1 is a single-plant selection from Kagzi Kalan made at GBPUAT Pantnagar. The name is simple, and some nurseries sell their own stock under a 'Pant Lemon' label, so the plant you buy may not be the one the research describes.
Ask the nursery in writing where its mother trees came from, and whether they trace back to GBPUAT Pantnagar. Look at the mother trees if you can, and check fruit size and yellow colour against the 80–100 g the nursery listing gives.
Then plan your sprays with your KVK. Research on this variety has tested zinc sulphate, borax and copper sulphate foliar sprays in the Tarai, and its canker tolerance is only moderate, so a copper spray routine in wet weather is sensible.
Where the planting material comes from
This variety is budded onto a rootstock, not grown from seed. Seed out of its fruit will not come up as this variety, so it cannot be kept as seed. Buy budded plants from a registered nursery or a government farm, so the plant is true to the variety and free of disease.
How it compares with other varieties
Every Lemon & Lime variety with a page on this site, side by side. The row for this page is highlighted.
| Variety | Best for | Starts bearing | Yield | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam Lemon (Kaji Nemu) | GI-tagged aromatic Assam lemon, large near-seedless fruit | Bearing from year 3–4 (grafted plant) | 100–130 q/ha at full bearing | Assam |
| Balaji | Leading Andhra Pradesh acid lime, round smooth juicy fruit | Bearing from year 3 (grafted plant) | About 13.8 t/ha in a Karnataka trial | Andhra Pradesh |
| Eureka (lemon) | True thornless lemon with tender, sour, mostly seedless fruit | Bearing from year 3 (grafted plant) | Medium | Maharashtra |
| Kagzi Kalan | True lemon bearing twice a year, for fresh and juice use | Bearing from year 3 (grafted plant) | Medium–high | West Bengal, Assam, Uttar Pradesh |
| Lisbon (lemon) | Clean-looking international true lemon, unproven yield in India | Bearing from year 3 (grafted plant) | Medium | Maharashtra |
| Pant Lemon 1this page | University-selected lemon from Kagzi Kalan for the Tarai belt | Bearing from year 3–4 (grafted plant) | 150–180 q/ha at full bearing | Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab |
| Pramalini (Kagzi lime) | Tall, many-fruited acid lime with mid-range trial yield | Bearing from year 3 (grafted plant) | About 12.5 t/ha in a Karnataka trial | Andhra Pradesh |
| Sai Sharbati | Private-nursery acid lime with larger, very tart fruit | Bearing from year 3 (grafted plant) | About 9.8 t/ha in a Karnataka trial | Andhra Pradesh |
| Vikram (Kagzi lime) | Best-yielding acid lime in recent trials, with long shelf life | Bearing from year 3–4 (grafted plant) | 120–150 q/ha at full bearing | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh |
Tools for this crop
The numbers you need next: how much seed to buy, whether the lot germinates, what the fertilizer bill looks like and what Lemon & Lime is selling for.
- Seed Rate CalculatorHow much seed your Lemon & Lime plot needs, corrected for the germination of the lot you bought.
- Seed Variety FinderFilter every Lemon & Lime variety on this site by state, season, duration and soil.
- Fertilizer CalculatorTurn the NPK recommendation for Lemon & Lime into bags of urea, DAP and MOP for your field size.
- Crop Profit CalculatorPut your seed, labour and input costs against the yield you expect from this variety.
- Mandi Price CheckerToday's Lemon & Lime rate in your nearest mandi, before you fix a price with a trader.
Subsidy and government support
Schemes that help with the cost of Lemon & Lime seed or planting material. Rules and the application route are on each scheme page.
Frequently asked questions
Where did Pant Lemon 1 come from?
It began as a single-plant selection from the common Kagzi Kalan lemon, made at GBPUAT Pantnagar in Uttarakhand — not a cross-bred hybrid. It has been an established, well-studied cultivar in Tarai-region citrus research since at least the early 1990s.
Is Pant Lemon 1 sweeter than an ordinary kagzi lemon?
Reported figures put it around 7–7.5° Brix TSS against about 4.6% acidity, which does read as milder and juicier than a typical unselected kagzi lime — though these numbers come from a single nursery listing, not a formal ICAR trial, so treat them as indicative rather than exact.
Which states is Pant Lemon 1 listed for?
Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab. It was selected at GBPUAT Pantnagar and has been studied under western Uttar Pradesh Tarai conditions, so outside that belt you should plant a small block first.
Can I use zinc, borax or copper sprays on it?
A 2023 Pharma Innovation Journal study tested zinc sulphate, borax and copper sulphate foliar sprays on Pant Lemon 1 in the western Uttar Pradesh Tarai. Ask your KVK for the dose and timing before you spray, because wrong strength can burn leaves.
Is the 19-day shelf life reliable?
It comes from a nursery listing, not a trial. Pick a few fruit at your usual stage, store them as you would for sale, and note how many days they stay firm before you promise a buyer a delivery window.
How do I protect it from canker?
Its canker tolerance is only moderate. TNAU's acid-lime advice is copper oxychloride 0.3% right after pruning, then four monthly sprays of streptocycline 100 ppm with copper oxychloride. That is for acid lime, so check the dose with your KVK for lemon.
Pant Lemon 1 or Kagzi Kalan?
Pant Lemon 1 came out of Kagzi Kalan and is the one with a clear university origin and recent research. Kagzi Kalan has the wider listed range and a documented 7–10 kg a tree after 10 years. If the nursery cannot show its source for either, buy neither.
Sourced from: Pant Lemon — VNR Nursery, Enhancing yield and economic returns of lemon (Citrus Limon) cv. pant lemon-1 through optimized foliar application of micronutrients — The Pharma Innovation Journal. editorial policy.