Apple
Scientific Name
Malus pumila
pH
5.5- 6.5
Temperature
21-24°C
Rainfall
100-125 cm
Altitude
1500-2500 masl
Sowing Time
january and february
Fertilizer Application
700:350:700 gram npk/ ha
Weed Management
paraquat and round up weedicides.
Irrigation
basins are irrigated in winter seasons after application of chemical fertilizers
Harvesting Index
firmness of frui t(16-18 l b/square inch pressure. When fruits seperates easily from spurs.
Harvesting
picking of nearly matured fruits is done for distant market and for local market at proper ripening stage
Post Harvest Activities
1. pre-cooling. 2.Grading 3.Storage
Insect
wooly aphid(Eriosoma lanigerum)
Phorate(10-30g) , carbofuran (60kg / ha)
Phorate(10-30g) , carbofuran (60kg / ha)
Disease
collar rot disease
Apply mancozeb @ 0.3 to 0.4%
Powdery mildew disease
Apply carbendazin @ 50gm/100 litres of water thrice i.e. during flowering , bud formation and petal fall stage
Apply mancozeb @ 0.3 to 0.4%
Powdery mildew disease
Apply carbendazin @ 50gm/100 litres of water thrice i.e. during flowering , bud formation and petal fall stage
Varieties
diploid varieties= jonathan, rome beauty, anna, alexander, red canada, red flesh.
Triploid varieties= coxs orange pipin, redjune, winter banana, baldwin, winesap.
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