India, Jan. 27 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Shri Hariman Sharma, a visionary farmer from Himachal Pradesh, has been honored with Padma Shri, the highest Civilian Award for his transformative contribution to Indian agriculture. He developed an innovative, self- pollinating, low chilling apple variety called HRMN - 99, that has revolutionized the apple cultivation landscape in the country and brought a juicy nutritive variety more within reach in terms of geography and affordability.
Unlike commercial apple varieties that require temperate climates and extended chilling hours, HRMN-99 thrives in tropical, sub-tropical, and plain regions with summer temperatures reaching 40-45 degree C, enabling apple farmin...