Vikram (Kagzi lime)
Grafted, not grown from seed. Associated with Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani — MPKV Rahuri and PDKV Akola evaluate it as a comparison clone in their own acid-lime trials, not as its origin institute (see below). A selection of the ordinary kagzi (acid) lime with a heavier, more uniform crop than an unselected seedling tree.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Lemon & Lime
- Type
- Planting material
- Season
- All seasons
- Maturity period
- Bearing from year 3–4 (grafted plant)
- Expected yield
- 120–150 q/ha at full bearing
- Suitable soil
- Loam
- Release
- Consistently linked across research to Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani (now Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth) as an improved Kagzi lime selection. No primary release notification was directly fetched to pin down an exact year, but no source credits MPKV Rahuri or PDKV Akola as the originating institute either — both instead run Vikram as a comparison/check clone in their own acid-lime variety trials.
About this variety
Vikram is grown across Maharashtra as one of a named set of improved Kagzi (acid) lime clones — alongside Pramalini, Sai Sharbati/Sai Sarbati, PKM-1 and Balaji — that have gradually replaced unselected seedling kagzi trees in commercial orchards. Search results most often tie its origin to Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani (now Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth), though Maharashtra's other agricultural universities — Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV), Rahuri and Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV), Akola — routinely include it as a comparison clone in their own acid-lime variety trials rather than as their own release. A directly-fetched Hasta Bahar-season trial conducted under Akola conditions tested Vikram against seven other named clones (including PDKV lime, Kagzi and Sai Sharbati) and recorded it as the second-highest yielder at 25.0 kg/plant — behind PDKV lime's 29.73 kg/plant — with a 3.5 cm fruit diameter, 47.4% juice content, 8.67 seeds/fruit, 1.77 mm peel thickness, 7.67° Brix TSS, 7.53% acidity and 28.17 mg/100 ml ascorbic acid. A separate published evaluation, not directly fetched but repeatedly surfaced across search results, instead reports Vikram as the outright top performer of its own tested clone set — highest yield at 18.84 t/ha, lowest acidity (6.91%) and longest shelf life (19.84 days) — a materially different ranking from the Akola trial. Rather than picking one, both are reported here: the disagreement most likely reflects different trial locations, seasons or comparison sets, not a factual error in either study.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
Bearing from year 3–4 (grafted plant)
Expected yield
120–150 q/ha at full bearing
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- In a directly-fetched Akola-region Hasta Bahar trial, ranked the second-highest yielder of eight tested kagzi-lime clones (25.0 kg/plant), with sound juice content (47.4%) and TSS (7.67° Brix)
- A separate published evaluation (WebSearch-corroborated only, not directly fetched) rates Vikram as the best all-round performer of its own tested clone set — highest yield, lowest acidity, longest shelf life — underlining that it's a genuinely competitive, actively-recommended kagzi lime selection even though the exact numbers vary trial to trial
- Routinely used as a benchmark/comparison clone across multiple Maharashtra university variety trials, a sign of its established standing among improved kagzi limes
Things to consider
- No source ties MPKV Rahuri or PDKV Akola to Vikram as anything more than an evaluating institution — both run it as a comparison/check clone in their own acid-lime variety trials. Evidence most consistently ties the actual origin to Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani (now VNMKV), though no primary release notification was directly fetched to confirm an exact year
- The two trials found across research passes disagree materially on Vikram's exact ranking and numbers (25.0 kg/plant & second place vs 18.84 t/ha & first place) — likely different trial locations/seasons rather than an error in either
- This record's own diseaseResistance field flags susceptibility to citrus canker; no variety-specific canker data for Vikram turned up in either trial found, so that existing caution stands unconfirmed either way
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Maharashtra
- Gujarat
- Andhra Pradesh
Frequently asked questions
Is Vikram the same as a plain kagzi (acid) lime, or an improved selection?
It’s an improved kagzi-lime clone, tested alongside other named selections like PDKV lime, Sai Sharbati and PKM-1 in Maharashtra university trials — not the unselected seedling kagzi tree most older orchards started with.
Which institute actually released Vikram?
Not MPKV Rahuri. Evidence consistently ties Vikram to Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani (now Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth). MPKV Rahuri and PDKV Akola do work with Vikram, but as evaluating institutions running it as a comparison/check clone in their own acid-lime trials, not as its developer.
Sourced from: Performance of Acid Lime Varieties for Hasta Bahar under Akola Conditions — Longdom. editorial policy.