COURSE OVERVIEW

COURSE OVERVIEW

Temperate fruits occupy a significant place in horticultural wealth of the country. They constitute about 12-13 per cent of the total area and 6-8 per cent total production under the fruits in the country. Among the temperate fruits, apple, pear, peach, plum, apricot, cherry, almond, kiwifruit, persimmon, walnut and pecan nut are mainly cultivated in hills of north-western Himalayan. In this course, detailed theoretical as well as practical aspects of cultivation technology and special production problems of these fruits have been given in a simple way to make easy understandable to the undergraduate students.

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