Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti, on Sunday, accused the National Conference (NC) of allowing 99 per cent of Valley's C-grade apple crop to go waste because of non-implementation of market intervention scheme (MIS). In a statement, Mehbooba Mufti said the neglect of the horticulture sector has caused 99 per cent of this year's C-grade apple crop to go waste because the NC government led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah did not implement the MIS to support the horticulture industry. Accusing the NC government of deliberate neglect, she said: "For decades, NC governments treated horticulture as an afterthought. The horticulture industry contributes Rs 10,000 crores to the union territory's economy annually. Apple is the mainstay of Kashmir's horticulture industry while cherries, walnuts, almonds, peaches and pears are also produced in the Valley and sold in markets outside J&K.