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

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and muriate of potash needs to be applied during February end. After that, light
irrigation is required.
The remaining half dose of urea is applied during June end.
Manures and fertilizers should be applied in the basins prepared around trees, leaving
about 1.5 m radius around the base of tree trunk. The fertilizer should be mixed
thoroughly in soil up to the depth of about 15-20 cm.
Full dose of well decomposed FYM (120 kg/ tree) should be applied during first week
of July. Hoeing and weeding in basins must be done before application of manures
and fertilizers.
Rejuvenated trees bearing fruits
Canopy Management in Fruit Crops
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Basin irrigation is followed at an interval of
15 days from April to onset of monsoon.
Profuse emergence of new shoots starts
April onwards on pruned branches which
requires thinning of excessive shoots.
About 8-10 healthy shoots with outwardly
growth are retained per branch and
remaining shoots are removed. Thinning
operation is followed in June and if
required, in August. Spraying of copper
oxychloride (3g/litre of water) should be
done after thinning.
Proper inspection is needed for management of stem borer insect. If there is
any symptom of stem borer in the form of wooden frass on any tree / branch, its
management is required immediately.
Grub/larvae of insect can be pulled out from the hole by using a thin wire or cycle
spoke. They can be traced from hole having wooden dust accumulated on adjoining
bark and gum oozing spots along the tunnel made by them in branches.
Cotton swab, soaked with Nuvan (having fumigant action) insecticide, could also be
inserted in holes to effectively eliminate and control the grub/larvae in the tunnel itself.
After placing the swab, the hole might be plastered with mud so that the fumes of
insecticide could not escape.
Leaf cutting weevil affects new shoots, especially during monsoon season. It