A NOTE ON THE GRAPEVINE CULTIVATION IN SOLAPUR DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA

Todkari G.U.¹, Patil B.D.², Awate S.J.³, Suryawanshi S.P.^4
1Department of Geography, Shri Sant Damaji College Mangalwedha, MS, India
²Department of Geography, Vidyan Mahavidyala Sangola, Solapur, MS, India
³Department of Geography, Walchand college, Solapur, MS, India
⁴Department of Geography, Night College of Arts and Commerce, Kolhapur, MS, India

Received : -     Accepted : -     Published : 21-12-2010
Volume : 1     Issue : 2       Pages : 1 - 7
J Hortic Lett 1.2 (2010):1-7
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.9735/0976-9943.1.2.1-7

Apart from fruit crops, grapevine is one of the main fruit crops of cropping pattern of Solapur District. In Solapur District, the main fruit crops are pomegranate, ber and grapevine and their production has been rising over the past few years. Recently, grapevine has been introduce in the district and is gaining properly amongst farmers. In 1980-81, it was introduce launching a programme for its production, but during that period the results were not encouraging. But after the development of new varieties, Solapur District has achieved a major break-through in production and productivity of grapevine. However, present time grape is produce for raisin, wine and table grapes. It is depend on physical environment and farmers attitude. District’s grape are export to North India and European and American market. So in the present research paper, the major objective is to understand the growth and spatial distribution of grapevine. For these, 1987 to 2007 the twenty years period are selected to understand the growth and spatial distribution.

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