Abstract
The objective of this study was to analyze the rainfall variability and trend, and examine vulnerability of fruits production to rainfall variability in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan. A time series data were used to carry out a comprehensive study of the effect of rainfall variability on fruit crops. It was observed that inter-annual and seasonal variabilities of rainfall were major cause of fluctuations in production of fruits in the study area. The district had 910 mm average rainfall with a standard deviation of 218 mm and coefficient of variation of 24 per cent. The annual rainfall as evident from analysis of data (1973-2010) showed negative trend (- 0.23 to - 17.41 mm/year) in the district. Productions of mandarin showed stronger correlations with the post-monsoon rainfall while those of mango, guava, lemon, mosambi, papaya, custard-apple and ber showed strong correlation with pre-monsoon and south-west monsoon rainfall.
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