Crop Detail

Apricots can be eaten fresh or dried, both are packed with vitamins. Fresh apricots have a soft and slightly furry skin. They make a good lunchbox snack. Apricots are also high in beta-carotene this helps us keep our eyes and skin healthy. Fruit is delicious. It is rich in vitamin A and contains more carbohydrates, proteins and phosphorous than many other common fruits.

Major/Minor Major
Temporary/Permanent Permanent
Category Agriculture Extension
Type Fruits
Crop Climate Title Temperate
Crop Water Method Title Irrigated
Crop Duration Perennial
Crop Economic Title Food Crop
Crop Growing Season Kharif / Rainy / Monsoon Crops

Pests, Weeds, Diseases and Disorders


Sucking Pests
Peach twig borer Mealy plum aphid Green Fruitworm Fruits Fly termites Fruit borer Mites peach flat headed borer aphids hairy caterpillar scale
Fungal Diseases
Powdery Mildew Shot hole disease Ripe Fruit Rot Armillaria Root Rot Leaf blight Black spot Phythoptra root rot Bacterial blight
Bacterial Diseases
Bacterial canker & Gummosis Crown Gall
Viral Diseases
Plum Pox Virus
Nutrient
Flower and Buds falling fruit bearing problem
Weeds
All weeds

Apricot Crop Seed Varieties


Name Seed Rate
TRIWAIT 120 to 140 plants per acre
SHAKRAPARA -120 to 140 plants per acre
BRAAMI -
CHARMAGZI -
HELMAND .
SHAH KHANDA .
.BADAMI .
.CASTLE BRIGHT .
.SARBAGHAL .
DOGHLI .
TRIVET .

Apricot Districts Wise Calendar


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CONTACT INFO

CONTACT INFO DETAIL
Agriculture Extension
Directorate of Agriculture Extension
Opposite Islamia College Gate No 1
Jamrud Road Peshawar

091-9224239 , 03481117070
091-9224318
info@zarat.kp.gov.pk

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