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• Some growers prefer to prune its trees <strong>in</strong> October to get<br />
<strong>fruit</strong>s <strong>in</strong> the follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />
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summer. Little or no prun<strong>in</strong>g is done <strong>in</strong> Tamil Nadu.<br />
The highest yield is obta<strong>in</strong>ed with slight p<strong>in</strong>ch<strong>in</strong>g (only the term<strong>in</strong>al bud and one leaf<br />
removed). Notch<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the form <strong>of</strong> a slant<strong>in</strong>g cut is another practice performed <strong>in</strong> July<br />
on at least 8 month old shoots. The depth and width <strong>of</strong> the notch vary accord<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
size <strong>of</strong> the branch.<br />
A comb<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>of</strong> prun<strong>in</strong>g and notch<strong>in</strong>g is effective to accelerate more laterals and<br />
<strong>in</strong>duces more <strong>fruit</strong>s on new growth than <strong>in</strong> prun<strong>in</strong>g or notch<strong>in</strong>g alone.<br />
Canopy Management <strong>in</strong> Fruit Crops
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