canopy management in fruit crops - Department of Agriculture & Co ...
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After a year, prun<strong>in</strong>g operation<br />
is done especially <strong>in</strong> May-<br />
June, September-October and<br />
January-February.<br />
New shoots emerge after<br />
prun<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> shoots dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
January-February. On these<br />
shoots, flower<strong>in</strong>g takes place<br />
and <strong>fruit</strong><strong>in</strong>g is obta<strong>in</strong>ed dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
July-September. Second time<br />
prun<strong>in</strong>g is done <strong>in</strong> May-June.<br />
After prun<strong>in</strong>g, once aga<strong>in</strong> shoots<br />
emerge and flower<strong>in</strong>g takes place, which yields <strong>fruit</strong>s dur<strong>in</strong>g December-February.<br />
These shoots are further pruned for the third time <strong>in</strong> September-October. It is done<br />
primarily for better <strong>canopy</strong> development. As a result <strong>of</strong> prun<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> October, <strong>fruit</strong><strong>in</strong>g is<br />
obta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> March-April. This is the technique for ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g a meadow orchard for<br />
optimum yield and dwarf tree size.<br />
Rejuvenation <strong>of</strong> Senile Orchards<br />
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The rejuvenation technology <strong>in</strong>volves head<strong>in</strong>g back <strong>of</strong> exhausted trees (show<strong>in</strong>g marked<br />
decl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong> annual production) to the extent <strong>of</strong> 1.0-1.5 m height above the ground level,<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g May-June or December-February to facilitate production <strong>of</strong> new shoots below cut<br />
po<strong>in</strong>ts and allow the development <strong>of</strong> fresh <strong>canopy</strong> <strong>of</strong> healthy shoots.<br />
New shoots develop on beheaded trees<br />
Canopy Management <strong>in</strong> Fruit Crops<br />
Growth and <strong>fruit</strong><strong>in</strong>g under meadow orchard<strong>in</strong>g<br />
• The newly emerg<strong>in</strong>g shoots are<br />
allowed to grow up to a length <strong>of</strong> about<br />
40-50 cm, which could be atta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong><br />
4-5 months <strong>of</strong> rejuvenation prun<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
• These shoots are further pruned out<br />
to about 50% <strong>of</strong> their total length for<br />
emergence <strong>of</strong> multiple shoots. This<br />
is ma<strong>in</strong>ly done to modify the tree<br />
structure and ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> proper <strong>canopy</strong><br />
size.