Srinagar, Oct 30, Oct. 31 -- Several apple varieties once commonly cultivated in Kashmir have disappeared from widespread cultivation over the past decade or two, highlighting the need to promote climate-resilient crops and adapt horticultural practices to changing weather conditions, Agriculture Minister Javid Ahmad Dar said on Friday. Addressing the 43rd Annual National Convention of the Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology (ISMPP) at the University of Kashmir, Dar stressed the need to identify and promote crop varieties that can withstand changing climatic conditions while remaining economically viable for growers.The three-day convention, being held from October 29 to 31, is jointly organised by the University's Department o...