<p class="title">Along with varieties of fruits, a farmer in Kolakeri near Napoklu has grown apples.</p>.<p class="title">Ketolira Shammi has been cultivating about 50 varieties of fruits on his land. Now, apple is added to the list.</p>.<p class="title">He had procured the plant from Ooty four years ago and now the plant has borne fruits.</p>.<p class="title">He has harvested about 4 to 5 kg of apple as a first crop.</p>.<p class="title">The weather in Kodagu is conducive for apple cultivation as well, he said.</p>.<p class="title">Normally, the growers in Kodagu cultivate oranges amid coffee plantations. However, after the orange plants were infected with diseases, the growers have started looking for alternative crops.</p>.<p class="title">Ketolira Shammi has been cultivating lychee, rambutan, dragon fruit, egg fruit, butter fruits and others.</p>
<p class="title">Along with varieties of fruits, a farmer in Kolakeri near Napoklu has grown apples.</p>.<p class="title">Ketolira Shammi has been cultivating about 50 varieties of fruits on his land. Now, apple is added to the list.</p>.<p class="title">He had procured the plant from Ooty four years ago and now the plant has borne fruits.</p>.<p class="title">He has harvested about 4 to 5 kg of apple as a first crop.</p>.<p class="title">The weather in Kodagu is conducive for apple cultivation as well, he said.</p>.<p class="title">Normally, the growers in Kodagu cultivate oranges amid coffee plantations. However, after the orange plants were infected with diseases, the growers have started looking for alternative crops.</p>.<p class="title">Ketolira Shammi has been cultivating lychee, rambutan, dragon fruit, egg fruit, butter fruits and others.</p>