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TABLE 3.1
(Continued)
State
Period
Avg.
Annual
Temp.
( ° C)
Rise in
Tempera-
ture ( ° C)
(1980-
2008)
Precipi-
tation
(mm)
Area
(ha)
Approx.
new area
covered
under
higher
elevations
H.P.
Solan/
Kangra
Mandi/
Chamba/
Sirmaur
Shimla/
Kullu
Kinaur/
Lahul-
Spiti
1980-1985
1991-2000
2001-2007
1980-1985
2005-2007
1980-1985
2005-2007
1980-1985
2005-2007
1980-1985
2005-2007
13.03
13.77
14.40
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1323
1270
1023
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
46.80
83.20
90.20
953
549
12368
29172
30975
51491
2532
8965
-
36,400
7000
−404
16,804
20,516
6433
1.37
Source: IMD, Srinagar.
3.2.1 EFFECTS TEMPERATURE ON FRUIT QUALITY
Each plant species has its own characteristic response to temperature. The
most biological activity low almost to zero below 5 °C. At still lower tem-
peratures cell functions may be impaired and the plant damaged. But in re-
cent years observed that higher average temperatures are major concerns,
which lead to earlier dates of bloom and maturity, and greater fruit size in
temperate fruit crops. These effects are likely to be small over the next 50
years.
3.2.2 EFFECTS ON SPROUTING
The impact of temperature change is most in apple and almond where trees
sprout 2-3 weeks early but normally apples trees sprout in mid April. As
a result last few years about 70% of trees began to open their buds in mid
 
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