Crop Category
Fruits
Fruits
Description
Cherry is a perennial tree grown for its fruit.
Cherries are cultivated all over the world and are native to Europe and Asia.
Cherry cultivation requires cold conditions, North East India is best suited for Cherry cultivation.
Cherry growing states of India are Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh.
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Order: Rosales
- Family: Rosaceae
- Genus: Prunus
- Species: avium
Economically Important Part
- Fruits are the most economically important part of Cherry.
Conditions for Cultivation
Cherry grows well in cold climatic conditions, it requires about 1200hr to 1400hr chilling period during winter season.
Cherry fruits are grown successfully at a height of 2500 meters above sea level.
An annual rainfall of 100 to 125 cm is required for growth.
Cherry tree requires deep sand loam soil with the pH range of 6.0 to 7.5.
A well drained fertile soil with moisture holding capacity is best for cherry cultivation.
Avoids heavy soil for Cherry fruit cultivation.
Major Challenges
- Biotic Causes:
- Major Pests: Aphids, Borers, San Jose Scales, Fruit Fly and Moths.
- Major Diseases: Bacterial Canker, Crown Gall, Leaf Spot, Shot Hole, Crown Rot and Root Rot.
- Abiotic Causes:
- Little Cherry
- Deep Suture
- Fasciation
- Gummosis
Crop Schedule
| Crop Stage | Products | Dosage | Method Of Application | Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inorganic Fertilizer | Geoxol.COM | 50-100 g / plant | Soil Application | Rejuvenates soil for sustainable growth of crops |
| Organic fertilizer after stress | Mycoxol4G | 10 g per liter of water | Soil Drenching | Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases, improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients |
| Deficiency of Zinc | Nutrin Zn | 650 g / hectare / application, if soil Zn (less than 0.6ppm),repeat application is recommended based on deficiency | Foliar Application | Corrects Zinc deficiency |
| Deficiency of Iron | Nutrin Fe | 650 g / hectare / application, if soil Fe (less than 4.5 ppm),repeat application is recommended based on deficiency | Foliar Application | Corrects Iron deficiency |
| Bud break | Nutrifight | 2 g per liter of water | Foliar Application | Reduces incidence of diseases |
| Vegetative sprouting | Silixol | 2 ml per liter of water | Foliar Application | Triggers metabolic activities |
| Pre flowering | CalSi-B++ | 1 g per liter of water | Foliar Application | Optimizes nutrient requirement |
| Fruit Setting | Silixol | 2 ml per liter of water | Foliar Application | Reduces physiological fruit dropping |
| Fruit Development 2 | CalSi-B++ | 1 g per liter of water | Foliar Application | Facilitates fruit development |
| Fruit Development 2 | Nutrifight | 2 g per liter of water | Foliar Application | Reduces incidence of diseases |
| Fruit Development 2 | Nutrin Combo | 1-2 ml per liter of water | Foliar Application | Optimizes nutrient requirement |
| Fruit Development 2 | CalSi-B++ | 1 g per liter of water | Foliar Application | Facilitates fruit development |
| Fruit Ripening | Silixol | 2 ml per liter of water | Foliar Application | Improves quality and quantity of produce |
| Pruning (after harvest) | Nutrifight | 2 g per liter of water | Foliar Application | Reduces incidence of diseases |
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