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16 Bael New orchards of bael should also be trained like mango for proper orientation of newly developed shoots and ideal development of canopy. In bearing orchards, to reduce the height of tree, centrally located, upright growing branches should be removed from their place of origin. Productivity of senile and bael orchards grown from seedlings can also be improved by rejuvenation through top working with improved cultivars. • During first year after planting, its plants are • headed back at 0.90cm - 1.0m from the ground level, for emergence of new growth below the cut points. Three to four equally spaced shoots are retained around the stems to form the main scaffold of the trees. These shoots are allowed to grow approximately for 6-7 months then these selected shoots are further pruned to 50% of their total length for emergence of new shoots below the cut point. As a result, new shoots emerge which are allowed to develop further. Top Working • • • For top working, selected senile trees or trees grown from seedlings with inferior fruits should be headed back at a height of 1.5-2 m from the ground in winter. This results in profuse sprouting of shoots near cut ends during spring season. Like mango, thinning of excessive shoots is also needed. Thinning should be done twice at a monthly interval during May and June. Thinning of excessive shoots should be done to keep 6-8 healthy, well developed and well distributed shoots per branch. Top working by patch budding of improved cultivars can be done on these shoots during June-July. These shoots develop in two years and they start fruiting afterwards. Canopy Management in Fruit Crops Better canopy management pays
Banana In most banana growing regions, solar radiation is abundant and productivity of banana largely depends upon the efficient utilization of this resource. In multistorey cropping system, banana is grown to harness maximum light, land and nutrient availability. Light interception, soil fertility, climatic conditions, soil moisture etc. are important points to be considered for laying out of high density plantation. Heavy bunches develop in pruned plants Pruning of surplus leaves enhances light interception • Pruning of surplus leaves is a common operation in banana cultivation. Leaf pruning improves light penetration and reduces disease spreading through old and senescent leaves. The micro climate, especially availability of light and heat is improved by removal of leaf. For optimum crop production, minimum of 12 leaves are required to be retained. Canopy Management in Fruit Crops 17
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Page 17 and 18: Apple The plants are trained accord
Page 19 and 20: • • • To check excessive vigo
Page 21 and 22: Apricot Apricot fruits are produced
Page 23: Avocado Young avocado trees should
Page 27 and 28: • • • • narrow crotches are
Page 29 and 30: Cashew Canopy in cashew, a fast gro
Page 31 and 32: • The yield of bush pruned plants
Page 33 and 34: • If plants are properly protecte
Page 35 and 36: Cherry Cherry plants require more c
Page 37 and 38: Grapefruit The grapefruit plants ar
Page 39 and 40: Pruning Tips • Pruning should be
Page 41 and 42: Sweet Orange Sweet orange trees are
Page 43 and 44: Custard apple Custard apple require
Page 45 and 46: Fig Fig plants require annual pruni
Page 47 and 48: Grape Canopy of grapevine includes
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Page 51 and 52: Establishing Meadow Orchard • In
Page 53 and 54: • • • The multiple shoots dev
Page 55 and 56: Jamun Jamun plants need to be train
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Page 59 and 60: Litchi Management of optimum statur
Page 61 and 62: • growth around the bottom of tru
Page 63 and 64: Mango Tree canopy management, espec
Page 65 and 66: • • • • During removal of b
Page 67 and 68: • • • could cause significant
Page 69 and 70: • • • • • Young non beari
Page 71 and 72: Peach Peach fruit is mainly borne o
Page 73 and 74: Pear Proper training and pruning of
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Persimmon Persimmon plants are trai
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Plum Plum plants are slower than th
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Pomegranate Pomegranate has wide ra
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Sapota Sapota being an evergreen tr
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Walnut Modified central leader syst
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