Land-use and Contingency Planner (LCP)
for Temperate Fruits of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh.
Apple
Apple is economically the most important temperate fruit crop grown all over the world. It is reported to have originated in south-western Asia, in the Caucasus region near Gilan in Turkestan. Apple belongs to the family Rosaeceae and genus Malus with Malus sieversii Lebed., being the major progenitor. It is a rich source of many nutrients like carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals like calcium, phosphorous, iron, potassium. Apple is believed to reduce the incidence of dental caries, helps to control obesity...
Walnut
Walnut (Juglans spp.) belongs to family Juglandaceae, order Fagales and is a diploid species (2n=32). The genus Juglans is broadly comprises of 21 species. The western Himalaya (WH) is the major producer region within India for walnut and has maximum variability for the species. The most commercially important walnut species, Persian or English walnut (Juglans regia L.), is the only species found in the region. Walnut is cultivated since the era of Greek which is native to the region from the Balkans eastward to the Western Himalaya and cherished for its nutritious kernel and wood...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change is a change of climate over a comparable time period that is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity which alters the composition of the global atmosphere. Climate change and its variability pose serious risks to the environment and to life itself. It has become the most important global environmental crisis and its consideration has revealed the emergence of a new political regime. Climate change constitutes a direct threat to horticulture as a whole through reduced delivery of products, productivity and its ability to deliver its environmental services. Solar radiation, temperature and precipitation values and seasonal patterns are key determinants of plant growth through a variety of direct and indirect mechanisms. India is a large developing country with nearly 700 million rural population directly depending on climate sensitive sectors (agriculture, forests and fisheries) and natural resources (such as water, biodiversity, mangroves, coastal zones, grasslands) for their subsistence and livelihoods. To enhance the mitigation role of the horticulture and at the same time increase their resilience to climate change, policies and programs must be put in place which should be science-based.
DISCLAIMER
The expert system/application (LCP) is purely of an advisory nature. The authors/developers or the ICAR-Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar or the ICAR- Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad or the National Coordinator NICRA accept no liability whatsoever by reason of negligence or otherwise arising from the use, or release of the information generated through this application. Moreover, the expert system/application is developed based on data generated and collected from experimental fields as well as farmers fields and needs to be validated systematically before use.