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…
Shimla apple
Horticulture
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.…
Horticulture
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…
Horticulture
Amazon to buy fruits and vegetables directly from farmers in Shimla district
Shimla: E-commerce giant Amazon will soon be buying fruits and vegetables directly from the farmers and orchardists of Shimla district at their…
Horticulture
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…
Politics
Constitute a high-power committee to review loss suffered by orchardists: Bragta
Shimla: The apple belt of Himachal Pradesh recently witnessed a heavy hailstorm and unusual snowfall that has destroyed the majority of apple…
Horticulture
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.…
Horticulture
Horticulture varsity issues advisory to Apple Growers for management of scab
University recommends spray schedule Nauni/Solan: Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni has issued an advisory for management of Apple…
Horticulture
ADB to loan $10 million to support project preparation to expand horticulture in Himachal
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a $10 million project readiness financing (PRF) to help finance piloting…
Horticulture
Apple Canker, its’ Symptoms, Types and management: By Horticulture University
Nauni/Solan: Canker is a very common disease in Apple tree. Basically, Apple canker is a fungal disease causing disfiguring and sunken patches…
Horticulture
Apple season: Govt ensure to provide comprehensive arrangements for transportation of apple
HPMC empanelled 26 firms for the supply of packaging material
Horticulture
Govt to grant 50 percent assistance to install permanent structure for Anti-Hail Nets
Shimla: to facilitate the fruit growers of the state, government has accorded for guidelines for installation of permanent structure of Bamboo or…