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• • • 44 After a year, pruning operation is done especially in May- June, September-October and January-February. New shoots emerge after pruning of shoots during January-February. On these shoots, flowering takes place and fruiting is obtained during July-September. Second time pruning is done in May-June. After pruning, once again shoots emerge and flowering takes place, which yields fruits during December-February. These shoots are further pruned for the third time in September-October. It is done primarily for better canopy development. As a result of pruning in October, fruiting is obtained in March-April. This is the technique for maintaining a meadow orchard for optimum yield and dwarf tree size. Rejuvenation of Senile Orchards • The rejuvenation technology involves heading back of exhausted trees (showing marked decline in annual production) to the extent of 1.0-1.5 m height above the ground level, during May-June or December-February to facilitate production of new shoots below cut points and allow the development of fresh canopy of healthy shoots. New shoots develop on beheaded trees Canopy Management in Fruit Crops Growth and fruiting under meadow orcharding • The newly emerging shoots are allowed to grow up to a length of about 40-50 cm, which could be attained in 4-5 months of rejuvenation pruning. • These shoots are further pruned out to about 50% of their total length for emergence of multiple shoots. This is mainly done to modify the tree structure and maintain proper canopy size.
• • • The multiple shoots developed as a result of pruning are capable of producing flower buds for the rainy season crop. The farmers who are keen to take rainy season crop can allow the shoots to bear buds and fruits. However, as the winter crop has more marketing edge and value, due to quality, taste and fruits being free of pest, it is desirable to promote fruit load in winter season. Hence, to check the onset of the rainy season crop, shoot pruning (50%) is done again in May-June. The new shoots emerging after May-June pruning are found to have better flowering and fruiting in winter crop. This technology of sequential and periodic pruning is continued every year for proper shape and canopy development to ensure enhanced production of quality fruits. Rejuvenated trees bear more fruits Canopy Management in Fruit Crops 45
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Page 11 and 12: Principles of Canopy Management Can
Page 13 and 14: Almond In many physiological charac
Page 15 and 16: • Before rejuvenation pruning, br
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 and 24: Avocado Young avocado trees should
Page 25 and 26: Banana In most banana growing regio
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: Establishing Meadow Orchard • In
Page 55 and 56: Jamun Jamun plants need to be train
Page 57 and 58: • • • • • • To achieve
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
Page 75 and 76: Persimmon Persimmon plants are trai
Page 77 and 78: Plum Plum plants are slower than th
Page 79 and 80: Pomegranate Pomegranate has wide ra
Page 81 and 82: Sapota Sapota being an evergreen tr
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