Impact of Global Warming on Fruit Crops in India
Tanmoy Sarkar*
Dept. of Fruits and Orchard Management, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal - 741252, India
Ramkumar Dewangan
Indira Gandhi Agriculture University, College of Horticulture and Research Station, Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh - 494001, India
Sanjay Kumar
Dept. of Fruits and Orchard Management, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal - 741252, India
Sanvar Mal Choudhary
Dept. of Pomology, MPKV, Rahuri, Maharashtra - 413722, India
Sushanta Kumar Sarkar
Dept. of Fruits and Orchard Management, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal - 741252, India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Adaptation, climate change, fruit, global warming
Abstract
Global warming is now becoming a worldwide concern; the rise of temperature has been felt much more clearly after 1990. Abnormality in climate patterns, induced by accelerated warming. Higher temperatures lead to a high rate of evaporation and dry conditions in some areas of the world. Perennial crops such as fruit trees have faced very serious damage due to climate change. Qualities of fruits have clearly changed. For example, peel colouring disorder, reduction of acid, softening and spoiling rapidly of fruits have been observed more frequently. As a result of rising temperature and decline in rainfall, the apricot and cherries are fast disappearing from some areas of Kashmir valley. In Himachal Pradesh, apple cultivation shifting towards to higher altitudes due to climate change, where in Uttarakhand; its cultivation has drastically been reduced. Therefore, some adaptation techniques to mitigate the effects of global warming have been developed. Problems and practical approaches against negative impacts of global warming on fruit crops are reviewed.
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