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Discuss cultivation of apple under the following heads: Soil and climate, major varieties, propagation and rootstock and major diseases and their management. |
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Answer» Cultivation of apple Soil and climate Apple can grow…..range of soils. Well-drained, …..deep, fertile, ….clay loam soils with pH 6.0-6.8 …. Sites with gentle slope…… requires about 1,000 to 1,500 hours ……. bud dormancy. Major varieties:
Propagation and rootstock Traditionally seedling rootstocks are used. Standard clonal rootstocks such as Malling (M) series (M9, M27) and Malling Merton (MM) series rootstocks (MM106, MM109, MM111) are used. Major diseases and their management:
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