Climatic variability during different phenophases and its impact on temperate fruit crops

Vaidya, Pratima; Sharma, Pankaj; Sharma, Yogesh; Satyarthi, Kunal; Randhawa, S. S.

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“…A similar study conducted for Kullu district revealed that climatic parameters have an 18-35% change in the productivity of stone fruits viz. pear, apple, cherry, almond and plum compared to technological interventions using historical data [26].…”

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Climatic and Fruit Productivity Trends in Solan District, Himachal Pradesh, India

Bharti,

Panatu,

Thakur

et al. 2023

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The shortened duration of the winter season in the Himalayan region caused by snow melting has a negative impact on fruit crop growth and productivity. The present study focused on examining the impact of climate change on fruit crops in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, India, situated in the Himalayan region. The trend analysis of climatic variables (temperature and rainfall) along with the productivity of fruit crops was investigated. The climate data spanning 30 years (1990–2019), including average temperature (maximum, minimum, and diurnal) and annual rainfall used during crop development stages like pre-flowering, flowering, and fruit-setting stages. To evaluate climatic trends, the Standardized Anomaly Index (SAI) and Mann-Kendall Test for quantification were employed. The Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis was performed to establish a correlation between climatic variables and crop productivity. The findings indicated that during the pre-flowering stage, there was a gradual increase in average maximum temperature at a rate of 0.001°C per year, along with a corresponding rise in diurnal temperature at a rate of 0.036°C per year. However, annual rainfall and average minimum temperature exhibited non-significant decreasing trends, with rates of -0.044°C and -0.033 mm, respectively. During the flowering stage, there was a significant increase in minimum temperature at a rate of 0.151°C per year, while diurnal temperature exhibited a significant decrease of -0.158°C per year. Other variables did not exhibit substantial changes during this stage. In the fruit-setting stage, only the minimum temperature demonstrated a significant decrease over the study period. The response to climate change revealed an overall positive trend for all fruit crops, leading to higher productivity. The correlation study indicated that the phenological stages of each crop were more positively influenced by temperature than rainfall, owing to existing climatic variations. The current climatic conditions in the Solan district were found to be favorable and productive for crop development, as all crops showed increased productivity based on the trend analysis. The study highlights climatic trends and their impact on the productivity of fruit crops in the Himalayan region, which is useful for agricultural planning and adaptation strategies in response to changing climatic conditions.

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Climatic and Fruit Productivity Trends in Solan District, Himachal Pradesh, India

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Thakur

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“…Brar et al, (2021) reported that low temperatures during the pre-sprouting period (February and March) greatly delayed the phenological clock's start in both rainy and winter season guava crops, resulting in severe fruit loss. Vaidya et al, (2019) also investigated how changes in mechanical and physiological activities affect fruit plants when external ideal circumstances in terms of rainfall and temperature are deviated. So, keeping in view, the importance of weather parameters on survival of plants an experiment was planned to standardize the appropriate vegetative propagation method with suitable time environment to procure true-type plants.…”

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Survival of loquat under the subtropical conditions of Punjab

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Pal²

2022

J. Agrometeorol.

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Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) is the subtropical fruit tree belongs to the family Rosaceae and is grown commercially as a major fruit in several countries, like Japan, China, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Florida Brazil, Pakistan etc. Loquat fruits, also known as Japanese plums, are bright orange ovals. The tree can grow to 5-10 metres tall, but is often smaller, about 3-4 metres having fruit size about 1-2 inches long (Davidse et al., 2014). The loquat is easy to grow in the subtropical to mild temperate climates. China is the biggest producer of loquat in the world, more than 5 times the production of the 2 nd biggest producer Spain, followed by Pakistan and Turkey (Caballero and Zamudio, 2003). In India, loquat is grown as a minor fruit crop on very a small-scale covering some parts of Uttar Pradesh, Kangra in Himachal Pradesh and to a small extent in Assam, Maharashtra, Nandi hills in Tamil Nadu and Mysore. In Punjab conditions, it is a highly preferred fruit for the kitchen garden and recommended for cultivation in the sub-mountous zone in Punjab which includes Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Pathankot, SAS Nagar, Chandigarh districts (Anonymous, 2021).The weather parameters like maximum and minimum temperature (°C), rainfall (mm), relative humidity (%) and bright sunshine (hours) was recorded by agrometeorological observatory

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Drivers of Climate Change Research Pathways

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2021

Simulating Climate Change and Livelihood Security

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Climatic variability during different phenophases and its impact on temperate fruit crops

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Climatic and Fruit Productivity Trends in Solan District, Himachal Pradesh, India

Climatic and Fruit Productivity Trends in Solan District, Himachal Pradesh, India

Survival of loquat under the subtropical conditions of Punjab

Drivers of Climate Change Research Pathways

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