A well-known progressive farmer cum innovator Hariman Sharma from Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, formulated an innovative variety of apples that can be successfully grown in plains. In these tropical and subtropical areas, temperatures can be as high as 40 to 45° Celsius during summers. GIAN and the Honey Bee Network aided this innovation. GIAN and NIF applied on behalf of Hariman Sharma to register HRMN 99 under the PPV and FR Act 2001.
