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| 31322 dry and fresh fruit/ sapplings planted | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, Apr 20: To boost horticulture produce, the Horticulture Department has planted 31322 fruit plants in Udhampur district at the close of last fiscal. This includes 24245 fresh and 7077 dry fruit plants.
The department in its efforts to development horticulture in dry and hilly areas of the district covered nearly 116 hectares are under fresh fruit and 78 hectares under dry fruit plantation.
The department planted 60500 strawberry runners and established 4 no. strawberry D-Plots of 1-kanals size besides developing 0.81 hectares area under rare and minor fruits including strawberry and grapes plantation.
Fruit Preservation and Utilization Extension Centre, Udhampur has processed 6.259 metric ton vegetable and fruit in the Centre. 95 ladies were also trained in the art of vegetable and fruit preservation and processing to better their economic lot. The department also conducted 71 mobile demonstrations in the district for boosting home scale preservation of fruit and vegetables.
To protect the fruit plants under plant protection service, the horticulture department treated 1250 hectares area of fruit orchards against pests and diseases besides covering 205 hectares under fertilization programme.
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