APPLE as

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 preferableWater 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 plants with HCN gas or methyl bromide

Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum hausmn Dimethoate or thiometon granules @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 gm inside the holes and plug them.

BLOSSOM THRIPS Thrips flavus endosulfan 0.05% at pink bud stage

INSECT PEST OF APPLE

Apple Maximum MinimumAmerican 2000 1000Apple 11000 300Condition 4500 3500Delicious 7260 1250Golden 6500 1610Kasmir/Shimla - II 6740 3200Kullu Royal Delicious 4700 1000Maharaji 2000 1000Rich Red 8500 5000Royal Delicious 11000 2300Simla 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. LacsQty in MT

EXPORT AND IMPORT