ABSTRACT
Brazil is the world’s largest producer of citrus crops. Recent studies have shown that irrigated areas of citrus in the country have been increasing signicantly during the last few years [5]. Citriculture was established in the Brazilian scenery as one of the most important agricultural activities. Today, Brazil is the world’s largest orange producer, and the state of São Paulo is responsible for 85% of the country’s citrus fruit production, mainly destined for the concentrated orange juice industry [6]. It does not differ with the “Tahiti” lime, and the state of São Paulo dominates this internal market, with about 70% of the entire country’s production. In this context, cultivation of the “Tahiti” lime has drawn the growers’ attention because of its high protability and expansion possibilities, as the application of new techniques allows for a secondary crop during the off-season, when fruit prices are more attractive [7].
