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Scientific name of apple is Malus domestica Apple belongs to family Rosaceae   order of Apple is Rosales Introduction of Apple The chromosome number of Apple is 17. Captain Lee in 1865 introduced apple in Himachal Pradesh in Kullu valley. Satyanand stokes in 1917 introduce delicious group of Apple in Kotgarh, Shimla of Himachal Pradesh. Apple area and production Apple is grown in Jammu and Kashmir Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh too. Jammu and Kashmir produces 138.1 0 hectare and production of 1373 metric tons of Apple Himachal Pradesh have area of 99.6 under apple and production is of 280.10 metric tons Uttarakhand have 32.4 hectares area of apples and the production is 114. Arunachal Pradesh has area of 12.8 and production is of 10 metric tonnes. This data is taken from National Horticulture board database 2009 to 2010. Climate and soil for apple As we know that Apple is the temperate fruit so its grown across the cold region of the world. From 21 to 24 degree celsius