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Citrus sinensis is non-native to the indigenous dry deciduous, scrub, and thorn forest systems of Gujarat. It is grown strictly as a grafted, irrigated orchard crop and domestic fruit tree in private orchards across Saurashtra, Kachchh, Mehsana, and Central Gujarat.
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