Apple Cultivation:
According to the J&K Economic Survey 2025-26, apple production comprises 50% of the total horticulture production of J&K against pear, apricot, peach, plum, cherry, citrus, mango, walnut, almond etc.
- Apple (Malus pumila) is an important temperate fruit.
- The average summer temperature should be around 21-24 degree C during the active growth period.
- Well-distributed rainfall of 1000-1250 mm throughout the growing season is most favourable for the optimum growth and fruitfulness of apple trees.
- Apples grow best on well-drained, loamy soils.
- In India, apple is primarily cultivated in Jammu & Kashmir; Himachal Pradesh; the hills of Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal.
- It is also cultivated to a small extent in Arunachal Pradesh; Nagaland; Punjab and Sikkim.
