SUBTROPICAL AND TEMPERATE FRUIT PRODUCTION

Objective

To impart basic knowledge about the importance and management of subtropical and temperate fruits grown in India.

Theory:

Commercial varieties of regional, national and international importance, ecophysiological requirements, recent trends in propagation, rootstock influence, planting systems, cropping systems, root zone and canopy management, nutrient management, water management, fertigation, bioregulation, abiotic factors limiting fruit production, physiology of flowering, fruit set and development,abiotic factors limiting production, physiological disorders-causes and remedies, quality improvement by management practices; maturity indices, harvesting, grading, packing, precooling, storage, transportation and ripening techniques; industrial and export potential, Agri Export Zones (AEZ) and industrial support.

Crops

UNIT I:  Apple, pear, quince, grapes

UNIT II:  Plums, peach, apricot, cherries, hazlenut

UNIT III:  Litchi, loquat, persimmon, kiwifruit, strawberry

UNIT IV:  Nuts- walnut, almond, pistachio, pecan

UNIT V:  Minor fruits- mangosteen, carambola, bael, wood apple, fig, jamun, rambutan, pomegranate

Practical

Identification of important cultivars, observations  on growth and development, practices in growth regulation, malady diagnosis, analyses of quality attributes, visit to tropical, subtropical, humid tropical and temperate orchards, Project preparation for establishing commercial orchards.

Suggested Readings

• Bose TK, Mitra SK & Sanyol D. (Ed.). 2002. Fruits of India – Tropical and Sub-tropical. 3^rd Ed. Vols. I, II. Naya Udyog.
• Chadha KL & Pareek OP. 1996. (Eds.). Advances in Horticulture. Vol. I. Malhotra Publ. House. Chadha KL & Shikhamany SD. 1999. The Grape: Improvement, Production and Post-Harvest Management. Malhotra Publ. House.
• Janick J & Moore JN. 1996. Fruit Breeding. Vols.I-III. John Wiley & Sons. Nijjar GS. 1977. (Eds.). Fruit Breeding in India. Oxford & IBH.
• Radha T & Mathew L. 2007. Fruit Crops. New India Publ. Agency.
• Singh S, Shivankar VJ, Srivastava AK & Singh IP. (Eds.). 2004. Advances in Citriculture. Jagmander Book Agency.