Extending apple cultivation to lesser cold areas

Abstract

First attempt to cultivate apple in less cold areas was made in sixties by the Himachal Pradesh State Department of Horticulture by starting a project, “Research on apples and pears under low altitudes conditions†at Fruit Research Station, Bagthan at 3500 ft. Here a big varietal trial comprising around 100 varieties including some very recent varieties like Vered, Naomi, Tamar etc from Israel were planted. Unfortunately, this project was prematurely abandoned after 10 years.