Exploring the blossom of the oldest apple orchard of Baragran. A Hi...

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In todays post I will be sharing my experience of visiting the oldest apple orchard of Baragran village during the pollination season. Baragran's special identity is agriculture-horticulture. Near around ninety percent of the population in this small hamlet totally depends upon agriculture.

In other words Farming and horticulture is proved to the main identity here. It is just as the backbone of Himachal's economy.

Is was the blossom season when I visited my destination. This apple orchard was around 100 years old. Some trees were young some were old... few of them were literally laying in the soil.

The whole orchard was fully covered up with the flowers all around. It was just such a lovely view guys.

The total revenue from apple business in Himachal Pradesh is said to be 3000 crores plus. Which therefore makes agricultural the main source of income in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

Himachal Pradesh is the only state in the country where 89.96 percent of the population lives in rural areas. Therefore, agriculture and horticulture is the main occupation. Similarly apart from apples Himachal Pradesh is also very famous for the production of off-season vegetables, mushrooms etc.

Agriculture is the main income of Himachal Pradesh It is a source and accounts for about 80 of the total domestic production of Apples in Himachal Pradesh.

To protect the economy of the state and the nation the government has to provide irrigation facilities to farmers and gardeners. Three new irrigation schemes for the state government named 'Jal to Agriculture' was introduced and several other schemes were also introduced naming "Drift Irrigation Scheme" and Solar Irrigation Scheme.

For the protection of the revenue generated from agriculture the stated government helps the farmers in maintaining the apple orchard by providing various facilities like Prime Agriculture Irrigation and the Minor irrigation scheme. The insecticides and other fertilizers for the plants is also brought up at discount by the government.

Just to protect the main source of income of the state the government helps the needy ones by providing them loans which is referred as Agricultural loan.

The whole orchard was full of flowers which were going to transform into baby apples and then the bigger ones. In the season of flowering the skies are usually clear which makes it difficult form the farmers to totally pollinate the flowers thereby keeping this in mind the government of the state provides irrigation facility to farmers which supplies fresh fresh drinking water a for the irrigation facility.

In addition to the various facilities provided by the government. The electricity for irrigation to farmers also increased at the lower price, thus the current rate of electricity was also reduced from Rs.4 per unit to 75 paise per unit.

The bees were doing their work of collecting pollen and the pollination process a success.

Almost each and every tree was half white and half green because of blossom season.

In the Year 2008 as part of measures to decrease the cost of production of apples in the valley government took over thausans of associations for the research work for increasing the yield and decreasing the cost of production.

The government provided facilities like Soil testing leaves testing etc to scientifically figure it out that what the matter it was which was stopping the production.

Plenty of webinars were organised in which scientists from diffrent part of the world came and showed their love for botany.

Just because of diffrent scientific techniques this village has monopoly in whole valley for producing the best quality apple of the valley.

These Advanced farming techniques and Cooperation has opened the door to prosperity in Himachal.

The flowers were just tremendous in number which will surely result in bumper crop production for this year.

Almost at each and every coroner of the orchard there were the skilled persons which were maintaining the orchard by providing their skilled service.

Fews trees were young, few were old, older than fifty years too.

Just because of the Science and the scientific skills and knowledge form Italy few orchards in this valley has been maintained as which are suitable for non-seasonal vegetables.

The government distributes high productivity seeds to farmer which will surely result in the production of good quality cereals which in the end will increases the economy of the state and the country.

Diffrent types of techniques was uses in the this oldest orchard. Though it seems oldest orchard but the techniques used for the production of best quality apples was way more latest than it would.

For pollination these types of flowers in the plastic bas were used to keep the flowery branch fresh and healthy for the season of pollination.

These branches of the flowers was used for pollination and production of hybrid quality of apples.

Three research centers and eight science centers in the town were constructed by the state government for providing the latest information to farmers and gardeners through various means of communication.

To make Himachal financially strong Apple has a significant contribution in of time simultaneously Himachal's Horticulture.

Horticulture adopting modern methods of technique but some basics in particular Ignoring the decline in our production is bringing less production.

Pollination is the most important season-during the apple production. By the way when planting an apple orchard Selection and graphing of pollinated varieties Absolutely necessary.

Often seen is that the gardener is 0-5 percent or more. In which also put less pollination. The graphs of pollinated varieties are also correctly is not done, so that the garden Fruit production capacity is less thus which results in less production.

The importance of pollination in the last few years has also been increased because flowering and season repeatedly during fruit setting goes bad.

So if in the garden Pollination if there is enough pollination Process only to some extent in bad weather It becomes low pollinated varieties and The effect of bad weather is that 204 and in 202 the number of apples in the state Production was very less.

Enough pollination Variety gardens only in these two seasons Be able to produce properly.

Since most of the apples Species are such that they are successful with their pollen are unable to fertilize. For this from the flowers of another species of apple Pollen is required.

Every other plant is a pollinated variety. In the remaining 33 percent of the pollination graphs, each The entire row was of pollinated type apple pollen being heavy and sticky It moves easily from one flower to another by the wind.

Can't go second pollination If cold and proper temperature and partly due to pollination Gets it.

It has been observed that if the weather is colder at the time of arrival Sufficient in pollinating varieties if warm Crop in spite of flowering Looks less.