An innovative self-pollinating apple variety that does not require long chilling hours for flowering and fruit setting has been developed by a farmer from Himachal Pradesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This has spread to plain, tropical, and subtropical areas in various parts of India, where the temperature is as high as 40 -45 \u00baC during summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commercial cultivation of this apple variety has been initiated in Manipur, Jammu, low lying areas of Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka Chhattisgarh, and Telangana, and fruit setting has been expanded to 23 states & UTs so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shri Hariman Sharma, a progressive farmer, hailing from Paniala village of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, who developed this innovative apple variety \u2013 HRMN 99.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hariman Sharma has also been conferred a National Award in 2017 during the 9th National Biennial Grassroots Innovation and Outstanding Traditional Knowledge awards by then President of India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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