NMHS Progress Report

(Period from June 2018 to 31st March, 2019)

1. Project Information:

Project Title: Impact of Climate Change on Apple Production and Screening of Climate Resilient Varieties in Valley

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PI and Dr. F. A. Lone, Division of Environmental Sciences ,Faculty of Horticulture Affiliation SKUAST- Kashmir (J&K) (Institution): Name & Dr.M. K. Sharma Division of Fruit Sciences, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K Address Dr. N. A. Kirmani Division of Soil Sciences, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K of the Co-PI, if Dr.J. I. A. Bhat Division of Env. Sciences, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K any:

Structured To determine growth response of existing apple varieties, selection of abstract- orchards in two major apple growing districts ( and Shopain) were detailing the current year done and then selection of the orchards at five different altitudes from each progress selected district were under taken (1600-2100 m). The minimum elevation report (word limit 250) between any 2 consecutive orchards has been kept more than 100 meters. For district altitude range lies between 1630- 2085 mts while for district Baramulla it lies between 1610-2055 mts. From each selected orchard three apple cultivars viz. Red Delicious, Golden delicious and Royal Delicious were selected and selection of similar type of apple trees from each orchard were made on the basis of tree health, vigour, age etc. After selection of orchards, phenological study, flowering and other fruit set parameters of the selected orchards at different locations has been completed. Further sampling of the leaves for the estimation of photosynthetic pigments (Chl-a, Chl-b, Total cholorphyll) were also completed. Similarly, fruits were collected from selected orchards and analyzed for various fruit

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physico-chemical characteristics viz; fruit length, fruit breadth, fruit weight, fruit firmness, TSS, Total Sugar Content, TSS/Acidity ratio were performed. For assessment of soil health, depth wise composite soil samples were collected from each selected orchard at three different depths viz. 0-6 inch, 6- 18 inch and 18-30 inch,. The analysis of various parameters viz., pH, EC, OC, available N, P & K and micronutrients have been completed.

Project Affiliations Role & Responsibilities partner name Partner 1 Division of Fruit Science, Faculty of Horticulture SKUAST Division of Fruit Science and Soil Science provides essential Kashmir scientific assistance regarding cultivation of fruits at different Partner 2 Division of Soil altitudes and also assists in the estimation of various soil Science , Faculty parameters. of Horticulture SKUAST Kashmir

2. Project Site Details

Project Site District Baramulla and District Shopian IHR states covered and Kashmir

Long. & Lat. The geographical location of district Baramulla is 33º 55ʹʹ00ʹN to 73º55ʺ00ʹE & 34º25ʺ05ʹN to 74º40ʺ00ʹE and Shopian is 33º 37ʹʹ54ʹ N to 74º33ʺ50ʹE & 33º49ʺ18ʹ N to 75º04ʺ40ʹE respectively. Site Maps Attached as Annexure-I Site Photographs Attached as Annexure-II

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3. Project activities chart w.r.t time frame (Gantt or PERT)

Project activities WORK UNDERTAKEN Output

Year Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Growth response NIL Survey Collection of Preliminary The quality model (yield and for fruit samples investigation for parameters viz., quality) of apple selection from selected quality parameters fruit length, varieties at various of apple orchards and of fruits completed fruit breadth, altitudes Orchards analysis for fruit weight, started various fruit firmness, quality parameters TSS, Total started Sugar Content, TSS/Acidity have been completed Database on soil NIL Survey Collection of Analysis for The analysis of health, climate effect for soil samples various soil soil with respect on apple and GHG selection from selected parameters to various will be generated of apple orchards and collected from parameters like Orchards analysis for different locations pH, EC, OC, started various soil has been available N, P & parameters completed. K and started micronutrients have been completed. Manual for NIL NIL Planting Sites Layout and To be started screening of climate for year 2019 planting of from April 2019. resilient apple were different (08) varieties identified apple varieties were planted at four different identified site (In District) shall be done with effect from the coming Spring Maps delineating NIL NIL Ground Delineation and LULC map prospective apple truthing with mapping of showing the area growing areas respect to orchards in two under apple apple districts viz., with respect to growing Shopian and two districts of areas in Baramulla have selected viz, Shopian and districts been completed. Baramulla have (Shopian and been generated.

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Baramulla) have been completed. 4. Financial and Resource Information

Note: A separate bank account has been opened for NMHS Project as per the provision of Direct Beneficiary Account (DBA) as laid out by the Govt. of and also facilitate the audit of accounts. The interest earned out of the NMHS project funds should be reported clearly in the utilization certificate

Total Grant: Rs/- 4346600 Grant Received Date: Rs/- 2177200 (26-04-2018)

Project Partner(s) Affiliations/ Institution Budget Allocated to Work Done Partner 1 Partner 2

Project Staff Information

S. No. Name Qualification Designation Fellowship/ Remarks Wages paid 1 Syed Sami Ullah Ph.D. JPF 16000+1800 Joined on 06 June, 2018 and resigned on 21st February 2019. 3 Ikhalq A. Mir M.Sc. JPF 16000+1800 Joined on 06 June, 2018 4 Shafia Kounsar Casual 6700 Joined on Labourer 01/12/18 5. Equipment and Asset Information

S.N Equipment Name Details Cost Date of Photograp Lowest o. (QTY) Make/Model installation hs of the quotation if equipment not purchased 01 Chlorophyll Meter SPAD 211220 01-10-2018 502Plus 02 UV/VIS Shimadzu 504450 01-10-2018 Spectrophotometer UV1800 Double Beam Annexure 03 Soil Moisture and pH 9027 8142 01-10-2018 -III Meter 04 Rectangular High LabotechTM 44840 08-10-2018 temperature Furnace BDI-73 05 Aerosol Mass Moniter M/S Met 295312.0 25-09-2018 One

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Instruments, USA 831 06 Digital Benchtop pH Perfit/Perfit 12479.0 27-03-2019 Meter 07 Portable CO2 Rave 51861.0 23-03-2019 Analyszer Innovation CDM - 901 08 Refrigerated Centrifuge Remi 103950.0 27-03-2019 Neya 12 09 pH Meter Wensar 9263.0 16-03-2019 Labman LMPH - 10 10 SPINIX- Vortex Tarsons 8483.0 28-03-2019 Shaker SPINIX (Mc-01) Code-3020

6. Expenditure Statement and Utilization Certificate

Please update the annual Expenditure Statement and Utilization Certificate (UC) periodically

Expenditure Information:

S.No. Financial Funds Expenditure % of Total cost Position/Budget sanctioned Head I Salaries/Manpower 427200/- 327816/- 15.05 cost II Travel 1,00,000/- 100000/- 4.59 III Expendables 175,000/- 175000/- 8.03 &Consumables IV Contingencies 75000/- 75000/- 3.44 V Activities & Other 150000/- 150000/- 6.88 Project cost VI Institutional Nil Nil Nil Charges VII Equipments 1250000/- 1250000/- 57.41 Total 2177200/- 2077816/- 95.40 Interest earned 48710/- Grand Total 2225910/-

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Period Expenditure Statement Utilization Certificate (UC) Annual [Attached] [Attached] 7. Project Beneficiary Groups:

Beneficiary Groups [Capacity Building) Target Achieved No. of Beneficiaries with income generation: No. of stakeholders trained, particularly women:  05 June, 2018 (One day seminar on Beat Plastic Pollution)  08 December, 2018 (One No. of capacity building day workshop) Workshops/  13-14 March, 2019 trainings: (National Seminar) No. of Awareness & outreach programmes: No. of Research/ Manpower developed: 8. Project Progress Summary (As applicable to project)

Description Total (Numeric) Description

IHR States Covered

Project Site/ Field Stations Developed: .... (attach photos) ... (attach maps)

No. of Patents filed (Description):

Article/ Review/ Research Paper/ Publication:

New Methods/ Modellings Developed (description in 250 words):

No. of Trainings (No. of Beneficiaries):

Workshop:  05 June, 2018 (One day seminar on Beat Plastic Pollution)  08 December, 2018 (One day workshop)  13-14 March, 2019 (National Seminar) Demonstration Models (Site): .... (attach maps about location & photos)

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Livelihood Options:

Training Manuals:

Processing Units: .... (attach photos)

Species Collection:

Species identified:

Database/ Images/ GIS Maps:

09. Project Linkages (with nearby Institutions/ State Agencies)

S. No. Institute/ Organization Type of Linkages Brief Description

10. Additional (Publication, recommendations, etc.)

Time Period Publications (Research papers, Information material, Policy draft, patents etc) Attach Annual [Year] NIL

08. Project Concluding Remark

Kindly update the following Progress Parameters for the Reporting Period:

Project objectives Project output Progress made Remarks against each against monitoring objective indicators (specified in Sanction Letter) Determination of growth Collection of fruit Satisfactory Growth and flowering response ( yield, and samples from characters has been quality ) of existing apple selected orchards and completed. Quality varieties at various analysis for various parameters of fruits altitudes quality parameters collected from completed selected locations completed. Screening of different Layout and planting To be started in 2nd

7 exotic climate resilient of different (10) year (Second Year work) apple varieties for apple varieties were Under Supervision cultivation at different planted at four and to be monitored altitudes different identified after April 2019. site during the month of March 2019 (In ) Assessment of soil health Collection of soil Satisfactory Analysis of soil at different altitudes and samples from parameters with measurement of the CO2 selected orchards respect to pH, EC, level at selected completed and OC, available N, P & sites analysis for various K and micronutrients soil parameters have been completed started. Delineation of apple Ground truthing with Satisfactory Delineation and growing areas with the help respect to apple mapping of orchards of RS and GIS growing areas in in two districts viz., Technology selected districts Shopian and (Shopian and Baramulla have been Baramulla) have completed and the been completed and site location at same work is under different altitudes for process for the planting exotic apple remaining districts of cultivars have been the valley. completed in district Kulgam

Methodology (in brief): To determine growth response of existing apple varieties, selection of orchards in two major apple growing districts (Baramulla and Shopain) were performed. Then Selection of the orchards at five different altitudes from each selected district were under taken (1600-2100 m). The minimum elevation between any two consecutive orchards has been kept more than 100 meters. For district Shopian altitude range lies between 1630- 2085 mts while for district Baramulla it lies between 1610-2055 mts. From each selected orchard three apple cultivars viz. Red Delicious, Golden delicious and Royal Delicious were selected and selection of similar type of apple trees from each orchard were made on the basis of tree health, vigour, age etc. After selection of orchards, Sampling of the leaves for the estimation of photosynthetic pigments (Chl-a, Chl-b, Total Cholorphyll) were completed. Similarly, collection of fruits from selected orchards and estimation of various fruit physico-chemical characteristics viz; Fruit length, Fruit breadth, fruit Weight, Fruit Firmness, TSS, Total Sugar Content, TSS/Acidity Ratio were completed. For assessment of soil health, depth wise composite soil samples were collected from each selected sites and soil samples were collected at 3

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depths viz. 0-6 inch, 6-18 inch and 18-30 inch for analysis. Major Research Achievements Brief Conclusion - the  Fruit quality characters (fruit length and breadth, fruit weight, fruit current year progress – firmness, TSS, total sugar content, TSS/ acidity) have been during the reporting period completed and the preliminary analysis suggested that fruits from (point-wise): higher altitudes have better quality characters as compared to lower elevations. Among the selected two districts, fruits from district Shopian shows better fruit characters as compared to district Baramulla.  Phenological study and other flowering parameters have been completed.  Preliminary analysis of photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll a, b and total chlorophyll) suggested that leaves from higher elevations had more photosynthetic pigments as compared to lower elevations  One day seminar on ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ was organized on June 05th 2018.  A two day national seminar on "Climate Change and Its Impact on Himalayan Ecology and Food Security" were successfully organised on 13 -14th of March, 2019.  Organized one day seminar on impact of climate change on agriculture and adaptation strategies on 8th of December 2018. Progress Achieved 100 per cent (%): Remaining work to be done:

Submitted to: Submitted by:

Nodal Officer, NMHS-PMU Dr. F. A. Lone National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS) Principal Investigator G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, Kosi-Katarmal Almora 263643, Uttarakhand E-mail: [email protected]

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Annexure-I

Study Area (Baramulla and Shopian District of Kashmir valley)

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(a)

(b)

Sampling sites of district (a) Shopian and (b) Baramulla

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Annexure-II

RECORDING OF FIELD OBSERVATION

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Recording of field observation regarding phenological characteristics of apple in two districts of Shopian and Baramulla

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Annexure - III

(a) (b) (c)

(d) (e) (f)

 Equipments brought under NMHS project: (a) Chlorophyll Meter (b) UV/VIS Spectrophotometer (c) Soil Moisture and pH Meter (d) Muffle Furnace (e) Aerosol Mass Monitor (f) Digital pH Meter

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