TY - JOUR
AU1 - Dolker, Tsetan
AU2 - Dolma, Tsering
AU3 - Kumar, Deepak
AU4 - Sharma, Naveen C.
AU5 - Chaurasia, O. P.
AU6 - Stobdan, Tsering
AB - Eight exotic apple cultivars were studied under organic production systems for phenological and fruit quality characteristics in trans-Himalayan Ladakh region at an elevation of 3343 m. Flowering began in mid-May and fruit reached maturity stage for harvesting in late October. Fruit weight ranged from 129.9 to 194.4 g with mean weight of 170.1 ± 31.6 and 160.0 ± 35.7 g in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Fruit total soluble solids (TSS) content ranged from 11.1 to 15.9 Brix with mean value of 13.2 ± 1.8 and 13.9 ± 1.5 Brix in 2019 and 2020, respectively. The 7-year-old trees showed significant variation in fruit yield ranging from 0.4 ± 0.2 to 22.2 ± 4.1 kg per tree. Maximum yield was recorded in Gale Gala (22.2 ± 4.1) followed by Golden Spur (17.2 ± 7.6 kg tree−1). Therefore, self-pollinating cultivars are recommended for mass scale plantation. The red apple cultivars formed intense red skin fruits naturally. The findings suggested that apples produced in Ladakh are late maturing with high TSS and intense coloured skin with high phenolic contents and has comparative advantage as that of major apple growing regions of India. The climatic conditions and topography of the region are favourable for growing organic apples with low incidence of insect pest and diseases. In view of the climate change affecting apple production in major apple-producing regions in the country, the high-altitude Ladakh region has the potential to emerge as a favourable place for quality organic apple production.
TI - Growing Organic Exotic Apples in Trans-Himalayan Ladakh in Climate Change Scenarios
JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B Biological Sciences
DO - 10.1007/s40011-023-01489-w
DA - 2023-12-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/growing-organic-exotic-apples-in-trans-himalayan-ladakh-in-climate-eN00f7mLlZ
SP - 895
EP - 900
VL - 93
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -