Orange Farming

 

Orange Farming|History and use

Orange, or any of the few species of small trees or shrubs of the genus Citrusa family Rutaceae with their surrounding fruits, with oily skins and edible, fleshy flesh. Many varieties and varieties of oranges are economically important, namely the Chinese orange, also called the sweet orange, or common (Citrus × sinensis); mandarin orange (C. reticulata), some species of which are called tangerines; and a sour, or Seville, orange (C. × aurantium), which does not grow very well. Common varieties of sweet orange include Jaffa, from Israel, the seedless navel, and Malta, or blood, orange.

Farming

A delicious orange tree is often up to 20 feet [20 m] high. The leaves are broad, shiny, medium-sized green and have many eggs; petioles (leaf petals) with small wings. Its five-leaf white flowers have a very fragrant scent. The fruit is a processed berry known as hesperidium, and the flesh is divided into parts called carpels. The typical shape of the yellow-orange fruit is round with the color of its orange pulp, but there are variations. Mandarin, for example, is plainly peeled, and blood orange has a red pulp. A nice orange pulp is acceptable and sweet; the leather page is relatively smooth; and oil spurs are mounds. Oranges are picked fully ripe, because, unlike other frozen fruits, they do not ripen or develop at all after ripening. Trees are most tolerant from 50 to 80 years or even older, and some older orange trees that are hundreds of years old still produce plants.

Oranges thrive when the trees are somewhat cold with occasional cold winters. Trees flourish during that time, and temperatures below freezing will not damage the trees or the fruit unless the frost emerges early, before the trees complete their annual growth. In cold growing areas, gardens can be burned with smudge pots or smoke-free natural gas burners.

Trees tolerate a variety of soil conditions, from heavy sandy loam to heavy clay; they grow well especially in the middle soils. Orange fruit trees are often planted in deep soils where the water is shallow. Orange trees often bloom in cells that have grown from the descendants of selected trees. Seeds are sown in well-prepared soil in a lath house; after growing for about 12 months there, the seedlings are removed from the nursery. After about 12-16 months in kindergarten, the trees are usually large enough to germinate. When the young shoots are one to two years old, the trees are large enough to be planted in an orchard.

The culture of intercrops such as beans, tomatoes, or watermelons among immature orange trees is common in some lands. The growth of cover crops uses the occasional downpours of organic matter to be absorbed into the soil. 

History and use

The oranges are believed to have originated in the tropical regions of Asia, especially in the Malay Archipelago; as well as other varieties of oranges, have been cultivated since ancient times. The culture of oranges probably spread from its native area to India and the east coast of Africa and from there to the eastern region of the Mediterranean. Roman conquests, the development of Arab trade routes, and the expansion of Islam played a major role in this disintegration. 

Prior to 1920, oranges were considered sugarcane. The widespread use of orange juice, as opposed to eating fresh fruit, has greatly increased individual consumption of oranges. Also important was the growing appreciation of the nutritional value of citrus fruits; oranges are rich in vitamin C and provide vitamin A. The most important product made in the United States is orange juice. Essential oils, pectin, peeled, and orange marmalade are among the essential products. Sour oranges, or Seville oranges are grown mainly for making marmalade. The stock supply is made of contaminants left over from use.