Salient features
It consists of formation of run-off water harvesting structures in apple variety Red Chief planted at a spacing of 4 m × 4 m under rainfed condition.
• For this, a full moon like circular basin is prepared by using scratched soil under the same tree canopy and mulching is done with black polythene sheet.
• The collected water is utilized by the plant during subsequent deficit rainfed period.
• By this technique, during growth and development of fruit (April onwards), the soil moisture in root zone improves (15.47%) which helps in improved plant performance.
Performance
• It resulted in increased number (61.60/tree), weight (230.5 g/fruit), and size (7.85 cm × 8.25 cm) of fruits, leading to increased yield (14.19 kg/tree) under rainfed condition.
Impact and benefits
• Results are very motivating and technology is well adapted by apple growers of Jammu and Kashmir.
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