Horticulture
Shimla district to produce 1.98 crore apple boxes in 2021
Shimla: About 1.98 crores apple boxes are estimated to be produced in the Shimla district during the upcoming apple season. This has been stated...
HPMC hikes cartons prices, apple growers demand immediate withdrawal
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation Ltd. (HPMC) has increased the prices of the packaging material of apple. The HPMC has...
How to manage Scab, premature leaf fall? Horticulture varsity issues advisory
Solan: Scab is one of the serious disease in apple fruits. Apple scab generally attacks both leaves and fruit. The fungal disease forms pale...
Summer Pruning tips by Horticulture University
Nauni/Solan: Apple fruit trees must be pruned every year, usually during the dormant period and growers are following the manual for since long. However, lately,...
Amazon to buy fruits and vegetables directly from farmers in Shimla...
Shimla: E-commerce giant Amazon will soon be buying fruits and vegetables directly from the farmers and orchardists of Shimla district at their doorsteps. With the...
Anti-hail guns back on Govt agenda, to bet on indigenous technology
Shimla: Almost after a decade, Anti-hail guns seems back on the state government agenda and this time Govt is exploring possibilities to ride on...
Low-chilling apple variety developed by Himachal farmer spreads far and wide
New Delhi: A farmer from Himachal Pradesh has developed an innovative self-pollinating apple variety that does not require long chilling hours for flowering and...
Horticulture varsity cautions apple growers of Scab spread, issues recommendations
Nauni/Solan: Horticulture University has cautioned the apple growers to be vigilant for the possible spread of scab and other foliar diseases in the apple...
Horticulture Minister seeks damage report of crops within 15 days
Shimla: Horticulture Minister Mahender Singh Thakur has directed the horticulture department to submit damage reports of crops within 15 days. The Horticulture Minister, in a...
District Commissioners to assess losses to crops from snow and hailstorm
Shimla: Higher and middle reaches of the state has recently witnessed untimely snowfall and devastating hailstorm, which has substantially destroyed apple and stone fruit...
Untimely snowfall destroys apple and stone fruits in Himachal
Shimla: Unseasoned snowfall in upper regions of the state has damaged apples and stone fruits, resulting in huge losses to the orchardists. Untimely snowfall...
Hailstorm batters fruit crops in Himachal
Shimla: Heavy hailstorm in upper regions of the state has battered stone fruits and apples, causing huge losses to orchardists. A huge splash of...
