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to an altitude of 1800 m (Bose et al., 1999). It has been experienced that
in the event of frost, aonla crop is severely affected and in young budded
plants it has been observed that frost affect the scion portion and young
grafts are dried. It has also been experienced that aonla matures before
occurrence of frost and maximum produce is harvested. However fruits of
late maturity varieties get affected by frost and low temperature (<2-3°C).
The fruits become whitish in color, water starts oozing out of them and
subsequently dry and turn black (More and Rakeshbhargava 2010).
3.5.6 TAMARIND
Tamarind grows well in tropical climate where in summers are hot and dry
and winters are mild. It is not successfully grown in temperate and arid
climate. It is a light demander and cannot be grown in shade. It is drought
resistant but susceptible to frost. Ripening of fruits do not commence un-
der cold climate (Singh, 1992).
3.6 ADAPTATION MEASURES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE IN
RAINFED HORTICULTURE
3.6.1 MICRO SITE IMPROVEMENT
It is preferable to plant the fruit trees with the onset of monsoon in well
prepared and well filled pits at suitable distances. Fruits like mango, tama-
rind, amla are given wider spacing. The pits should be of one cubic meter
dimension filled with equal quantity of tank silt, well decomposed farm
yard manure and good soil from the site, 2 kg. Single super phosphate, 2
kg neem cake or castor cake and 50 gm of folidol dust. Before filling the
pit, dried leaves may be burnt in the pit to kill any pathogen inoculum in
the site. Application of 10 kg bentonite at the bottom of the pit enhances
availability of moisture to the root system. This helps in proper establish-
ment of plants through better availability of moisture during the stress
periods.
