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Area Under Cultivation
Apple are primarily cultivated
in Jammu & Kashmir; Himachal Pradesh; hills
of Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. It is also cultivated
to a small extent in Arunachal Pradesh; Nagaland;
Punjab and Sikkim.
Botanical Name
: Malus pumila
Family :
Rosaceae
Plant Discription
: It is a round crowned tree usually upto
15 m in height.The trees are vigorous and spreading.
The leaves are mostly clustered on short shoots
or spurs. The white flowers are also borne on
spurs.
Centre of Origin
: Eastern Europe and Western Asia
Pollination System
: Cross Pollinated
Chromosome No.
: 2n=34
Nutritional Levels
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