Contains reports from 32 stations, including the 4 fruit stations at Coonoor, Burliar, Kallar and Kodur. Coonoor. Appleas: amongst promising varieties, Irish Peach gave the best average yield in trials, 52 Ib. per tree. A list of recently introduced varieties and of successful buddings on crab...

The reports in which this Bureau is interested are those of the fruit stations at Coonoor, Burliar, Kallar and Kodur. Coonoor. Altitude 5, 800; temperature 87° F to 39° F. There was ground frost on 5 occasions. In the apple trials a note was taken of degrees of resistance to woolly aphis, which is...

Studies were undertaken on the diversity of predatory coccinellids in two locations of horticultural ecosystems comprising citrus, guava, mango, sapota and pomegranate in Madurai and Periyakulam of Madurai and Theni districts, respectively, in Tamil Nadu. Of ten species of predatory coccinellids...

The severity of cotton mealybug (CM; Phenacoccus solenopsis) on mango, Annona squamosa, pawpaw, guava, pomegranate, Ziziphus mauritiana, Achras zapota [Manilkara zapota] and grape in three production zones in India, i.e. north zone (Haryana), central zone (Maharashtra) and south zone (Tamil Nadu),...

This embraces reports from 32 stations, including 4 for fruit and 1 for sugar-cane. Pomological Station, Coonoor, Nilgiris. Variety, nursery and orchard trials with apples, pears, plums, peach and persimmon are briefly reported. Other fruits referred to are prune, apricot, cherimoyer, passion...

This volume incorporates the reports of 33 stations, including the two sugar-cane research stations at Anakapalle and Gudiyattam and the following fruit stations. Coonoor: Variety, grafting, rootstock and pruning trials are reported, the main fruits grown being apple, plum, pear, peach and ...

Field experiments were conducted at farmer's fields of eight watershed areas (Thogamalai, Peramnalur, Vaiyampatti, Marungapuri, Thonthoni, Aravakurchi, Vennamalai & Manapparai) in Trichy, Karur and Perambalur districts of Tamil Nadu during 1998-2002 to study the performance of fruit tree crops. The ...

This well produced book, which has been published to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Madras Agricultural Journal, comprises a series of review articles and some reports of original research work by numerous authorities, mainly from India and the U.S.A. A wide range of subjects is covered,...

This paper examines the economic viability of growing fruit crops (ber, sapota, tamarind and mango) in rainfed vertisol areas in Tamil Nadu, India. Field data used in this study pertain to the rabi season of 1998-99. Sapota and ber trees produced higher yields than tamarind and mango. The sapota...

Anakapalle and Gudiyattam Sugar Cane Stations: varietal and cultural trials, N nutrition, biochemical studies on ratoons. Coonoor Pomological Station: chiefly apple, plum, pear, peach, persimmon. Burilar Fruit Station: chiefly mangosteen, cinnamon, jack, durian, breadfruit, clove, cacao. Kallar...