Nagpur orange

Nagpur orange is a variety of orange grown in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.[1][2]

Details

It is rustic and pockmarked exterior which is sweet and has juicy pulp. It gives the city of Nagpur its pseudonym Orange City. The Geographical Indication was applied for Nagpur Orange with the registrar of GIs in India, and is effective as of April 2014.[3]

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In India nagpur is most famous for growing delicious oranges, in the state of Maharashtra. Nagpur is the third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune and also serves as the states winter capital, being the seat of annual winter session of the Maharashtra State Assembly “Vidhana Sabha”. Nagpur today is a metropolitan city and is one of the major educational hubs of Central India and is famous for the College of Agriculture, one of the oldest colleges in the city set up in 1906 by the then British Government. [4]

References

  1. ↑ The Hindu : Open Page : From California orange to Nagpur orange
  2. ↑ The Hindu : Karnataka / Madikeri News : Exercise caution over cultivating Nagpur orange in Kodagu: IIHR
  3. ↑ Subramani, A (26 April 2014). "Geographical Indications tag for Nagpur orange, Kannauj perfume". Times of India. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. ↑ HISTORY OF NAGPUR ORANGE
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