Regional planning of apple planting and development strategy of apple industry in Weibei highland of Shaanxi Province
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2012.03.08
Key Words: apple industry  regional planning  development strategy  Weibei highland
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CAO Yu College of Agronomy, Norihuest A&F Unioersity, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China 
CHENG Ke College of Agronomy, Norihuest A&F Unioersity, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China 
WANG Xuechun College of Agronomy, Norihuest A&F Unioersity, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China 
LI Jun College of Agronomy, Norihuest A&F Unioersity, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China 
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Abstract:
      By combination method of typieal apple production investigations, statistical data analysis, and ArcGIS data processing, achieved accomplishments and its main problems of apple industry development in Weibei highland were summarized. The main problem were:severe soil desiccation, shortage of Water conservancy facilities, Lack of clear planting planning, disorder of varieties construction, small scale of fruit manufacture and storing industry, etc. Appropri-ate regional planning was carried out: the apple planting region of Weibei highland was divided into 4 functional sub-zones:Mid-late-ripening apple production zone in western hilly-gully region, Mid-late-ripening apple production zone in middle gully region, Iate-ripening apple produetion zone in northem gully region, and Mid-late-ripening apple produetion zone in eastern terrace-gully region, Strategies for the apple industry development in Weibei highland during the“12th five-year plan” period were presented out: First, to optimize regional distribution of apple planting, and to adjust variety structure of apple harvesting date by expanding green and healthy apple stations,planting late-ripening varieties in high altitude areas and early-ripening varieties in low altitude areas; Seeond,to promote further industrialization of apple pro- duction by establishing conception of sustainable development, enhancing popularization of new technology, connecting the industries of fruit and animal husbandry, fostering key companies on manufacture and storing, founding specialized cooperation otganizations, expanding domestic and international sales market etc.