canopy management in fruit crops - Department of Agriculture & Co ...
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• The yield <strong>of</strong> bush pruned plants is superior even at a closer spac<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> 2.5m x<br />
2.5m dur<strong>in</strong>g several years at the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g. Thus, a yield <strong>of</strong> more than 4 tonnes/<br />
ha can be achieved.<br />
Canopy Management <strong>in</strong> Productive Orchards<br />
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Cashew responds very well and gives<br />
higher yield when exposed to bright<br />
sunlight. Well ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed cashew<br />
plants need annual prun<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
trimm<strong>in</strong>g to get proper shape and to tap<br />
maximum sunlight which lead to better<br />
photosynthesis.<br />
In a plantation, <strong>in</strong>ter-m<strong>in</strong>gl<strong>in</strong>g branches<br />
with neighbour<strong>in</strong>g trees need to be<br />
trimmed every year and a clear gap <strong>of</strong><br />
m<strong>in</strong>imum one foot may be ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
for tapp<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>termittent light.<br />
Depend<strong>in</strong>g on the spac<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> plantation,<br />
the height <strong>of</strong> tree <strong>canopy</strong> should<br />
Good canopies after prun<strong>in</strong>g<br />
High density plant<strong>in</strong>g with better<br />
tree canopies<br />
be regulated so as to overcome<br />
the shad<strong>in</strong>g effect <strong>of</strong> plants over<br />
neighbour<strong>in</strong>g plants. For example,<br />
height <strong>of</strong> plants spaced at 5m x 5m<br />
be conta<strong>in</strong>ed at 2.5 m. Similarly, <strong>in</strong> the<br />
plantations <strong>of</strong> 8m x 8m spac<strong>in</strong>g, the<br />
plants are detopped at 4m height.<br />
• While attend<strong>in</strong>g the annual prun<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
the criss cross branches, dead wood<br />
and branches which touch the<br />
ground, can also be removed.<br />
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