Performance of Some Almond Cultivars in the Pithoragarh Valley of Uttar-Pradesh, India
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https://doi.org/10.71318/apom.1984.38.4.153Abstract
The almond ( Prunus amygdalusBatsch) has been in front rank among all the edible nuts in India and it has become so popular that the health of body-builders are oftenly associated with its amount present in their diets. Since a cool and dry climate is necessary for almond production, its cultivation has been restricted mostly to Kashmir. However, with the introduction of some good early maturing strains, there appear to be a potential for its production in North India even though prone to heavy mansoon by the end of June. Trials are presently in progress in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir and Punjab (Thaper, 1960; Singh et al., 1969; Dhatt & Gill, 1976; Jawanda et al., 1977; Dhaliwal et al., 1978; Jawanda, 1978) for screening suitable cultivars and ascertaining their potential. Studies on the performance of some important cultivars were done also at the Horticultural Research Station Pithoragarh (U.P.). The salient features of some of the results are described in this paper as a prelimnary report.
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