The productivity of apple in Jammu and Kashmir is metric tons per hectare, when it is compared with the productivity of developed nations of the world this figure is very low and there is plenty of difference in the productivity. In order to curtail this gap a number of factors has to be reviewed seriously and address them priority wise. The factors of prime importance were identified as compatibility of pollen in apple orchards that actually determines the productivity of this most important fruit crop known as king of temperate fruits. The State Horticulture Department (SHD) has introduced some of the Washington based varieties in the valley to overcome the problem of monoculture of delicious group of varieties. This SHD is supplying planting material of these varieties to the farming community without knowing their pollination status. | Blooming behavior of exotic apple cultivars under North Himalayan region of India
