APPLEas

commodity

BySagar Kansal

J&KH.P.U.KA.P

CLIMATE• 1000-1600 cold units

• Blossom stage Fruit set stage

• Damaged at -2.2 to -3.3 0c

Soil

• pH

• Medium, well-drained soils are preferable

Water Level Requirement• Water level of 200-400 mm is required

Tree spacingMedium sized varieties: Trees are planted 4 x 5 m or 4 x 6 m; 400-500 trees per ha Dwarf varieties: 2.5 x 4.0 m: 1,000 - 2,300 trees per haExtra dwarfed varieties: 3 x 0.90 m: 3,000 - 4,000 trees

ROOTSTOCKS

Time of applicationNutrient demand (Kg/ha)

N P2O5 K2O

Spring to early summer 60 - 90 50 - 100 120 - 170

Post harvest 20 - 35 - 60 - 70

Total 80 - 125 50 - 100 180 - 240

Harvest

Early varieties

• 100 days after full blossoming

Late varieties

• 180 - 210 days after full blossoming

Yields

60 - 80 tons/ha

Insect pest Scientific name Chemical used

San Jose scale Quadraspidiotus pernicious comst Fumigation of the nursery plantswith HCN gas or methyl bromide

Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum hausmn Dimethoate or thiometongranules @15 g per tree

CODLING MOTH Cydia pomonella Linneaus 700 ml endosulfan 35 EC

EUROPEAN RED MITE Panonychus ulmi binapacryl dinocap

INDIAN GYPSY MOTH Lymantria obfuscata 700 ml endosulfan 35 EC

APPLE STEM BORER Apriona cinerea Paradichlorbenzene 0.5 gminside the holes and plug them.

BLOSSOM THRIPS Thrips flavus endosulfan 0.05% at pink bud stage

INSECT PEST OF APPLE

Apple Maximum MinimumAmerican 2000 1000

Apple 11000 300

Condition 4500 3500

Delicious 7260 1250

Golden 6500 1610

Kasmir/Shimla - II 6740 3200

Kullu Royal Delicious 4700 1000

Maharaji 2000 1000

Rich Red 8500 5000

Royal Delicious 11000 2300

Simla 17000 8000

PRICES OF APPLE

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Product Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value

Export Apples 30,067.20 9,147.11 23,805.88 5,151.39 36,098.06 8,623.77

Import Apples 1,88,071.61 92,762.73 2,02,278.60 1,16,208.73 1,75,355.66 1,17,602.93

Value in Rs. Lacs

Qty in MT

EXPORT AND IMPORT