canopy management in fruit crops - Department of Agriculture & Co ...

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growth around the bottom of trunk and thin
out excessive branches as well, keeping only
3-4 nearly top side portion on each pruned
limbs of the trunk projecting in all directions
and further training for acquiring the desired
shape.
The air and light must have access to all parts
of trees. The horizontally developing limbs
should be cut back to the point where they
do not hang under the weight of fruits into
row or to the ground on lower limbs.
Loquat
The flowers are borne on current year’s growth. The trees start flowering during July-
August and continue up to January-February. There are 3 flushes. Flowers appearing
in first flush are mostly shed, while the fruit load
Pruning judiciously brings more fruits
from the third flowering is generally poor. The major
fruit yield is obtained mostly from the second flush
(October-November) of flowers.
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Central leader or open system is usually
followed to train loquat trees. The bearing trees
get benefits from annual pruning to regulate
the crop.
Rejuvenated litchi tree in
bearing stage
• Timely and judicious
pruning should be done
by snipping off 5cm below the tips towards the
May end. Heavy pruning should be avoided, as
it seriously hampers the yield.
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