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are not acclimated to sun exposure. The apples with sun-burn necrosis
had higher relative electrical conductivity (REC) than REC for fruits with
no sun-burn or with sun-burn browning (Schrader et al., 2001). Increased
REC in fruits with sun-burn necrosis showed that membrane integrity was
damaged, allowing electrolytes to leak freely.
In view of the drastic changes in climates which will beimpacting fruit
crop production seriously there is urgent need to train the work force in-
cluding horticultural researchers, extension workers and more importantly
the fruit growers on climate change issues. The attention should be fo-
cused on studying the impact of climate change on growth, development,
fruit yield and quality of fruit crops. Farmers in developing countries will
be least able to adapt to climate change because of a relatively weak ag-
ricultural research base, poor availability of inputs and inadequate capital
for investing in fruits farming. Adapting to climate change will be costly
as farming cost includes increased use of water, fertilizers and pesticides
to maximize harvest under the higher CO
2
regime. In case of fruit crops,
the investment should be made for new plantations, and to create appropri-
ate storage facilities for the produce. Also the research should be shifted
towards evolving new fruit varieties or introduce new crops which could
adapt to the changing climatic conditions in better way.
KEYWORDS
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Climate Change
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Elivated CO2
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Fruit Production
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Fruit Quality
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High Temperature
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Postharvest Quality
REFERENCES
Ahmed, N., Lal, S., Das, B., & Mir, J. I. (2011). Impact of climate change on temperate fruit
crops. In:
Impact of Climate Change on Fruit Crops
(Eds. Dhillon, W. S., & Aulakh, P. S).
Narendra Publishing House, New Delhi, 141-150.
