{"id":13533,"date":"2023-07-29T04:55:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T23:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13533"},"modified":"2025-04-02T05:09:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T23:39:38","slug":"cherry-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cherry-farming\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherry Farming"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Cherry Farming:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cherries are delicious and nutritious fruits that belong <strong>to the genus Prunus.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is a delicate <strong>crop and extremely sensitive to extreme weather conditions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Having a very low shelf life, cherries cannot sustain heavy rains or high temperatures.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Kashmir Valley<\/strong> contributes <strong>to 95 per cent of<\/strong> the total cherry production in India.<\/li>\n<li>Eight cherry varieties grown in Kashmir include makhmali, siya, mishri, jaddi, Italy, dabal, vishkan and stela.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Climate:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It requires <strong>cool weather conditions<\/strong> with temperatures ranging between 15\u00b0C to 25\u00b0C during the growing season.<\/li>\n<li>They also require a period of winter dormancy with temperatures below 7\u00b0C to induce flowering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Soil:<\/strong> The soil should be well-draining, rich in organic matter, and have a pH between 6.0 to 7.5.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Planting:<\/strong> Cherry trees can be propagated by grafting onto rootstocks. The ideal time for planting is during the winter months from December to February.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Intercropping:<\/strong> Some suitable intercropping crops for cherry cultivation in India include legumes, such as peas and beans, and leafy vegetables, such as spinach and lettuce.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fertilization:<\/strong> Fertilizers rich in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium should be applied in adequate amounts to promote healthy growth and fruit development.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Harvesting:<\/strong> Cherries can be harvested when they reach maturity, usually in <strong>late May to early June.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Area of Cultivation:<\/strong> They are primarily grown in the northern regions of India, particularly in the <strong>states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What is nitrogen cycle?\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>The nitrogen cycle is a series of interconnected processes that involve the transformation of nitrogen through the biosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere. It includes processes like nitrogen fixation, nitrification, denitrification, and assimilation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/news\/agriculture\/wettest-may-june-in-decade-hits-kashmir-s-cherry-growers-hard-90864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Wettest May-June in decade hits Kashmir\u2019s cherry growers hard<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cherries are delicious and nutritious fruits that belong to the genus Prunus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":13534,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13533","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}