Assessment of agroclimatic suitability of apple orchards in Himachal Pradesh under changing climate

Authors

  • JYOTI SINGH Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO, Dehrdaun – 248001
  • N. R. PATEL Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO, Dehradun, Uttarakhand–248001

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v19i2.681

Keywords:

Agroclimatic suitability, apple productivity, chilling requirement, GIS, ECU, chilling zonation

Abstract

Apple crop require adequate chilling for breaking its winter dormancy for a usual spring growth. In this study, suitability of apple production was assessed by using GIS based UTAH chill unit model for tactical and strategic adaptation options under changed climatic scenarios. This analysis consists of spatial chilling zonation from year 1978-2013,delineation of suitability classes for apple production
based on effective chill units(ECU), and shift in apple belt in Himachal Pradesh under changing climate. The result showed spatial extent of chilling zone having ECU>1500 has declined. The traditional apple crop areas are shifting upward in Himachal Pradesh as a result less suitable areas transforming in unsuitable and severely cold areas which were earlier not suitable are becoming suitable for apple cultivation.

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Published

01-06-2017

How to Cite

JYOTI SINGH, & N. R. PATEL. (2017). Assessment of agroclimatic suitability of apple orchards in Himachal Pradesh under changing climate. Journal of Agrometeorology, 19(2), 110–113. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v19i2.681

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2017): June

Section

Research Paper

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