canopy management in fruit crops - Department of Agriculture & Co ...
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72<br />
Fruitful and differentiated buds are located<br />
at the distant portion <strong>of</strong> branches.<br />
Prun<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> term<strong>in</strong>al portion <strong>of</strong> a branch<br />
lowers down the total flower production.<br />
Prun<strong>in</strong>g does not affect sex ratio and <strong>fruit</strong><br />
quality.<br />
Prun<strong>in</strong>g affects production <strong>of</strong> total <strong>fruit</strong>s,<br />
and marketable and unmarketable <strong>fruit</strong>s<br />
significantly. Fruit size and yield <strong>of</strong> higher<br />
grade <strong>fruit</strong>s are more with high <strong>in</strong>tensity<br />
prun<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Prun<strong>in</strong>g m<strong>in</strong>imizes the bend<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong><br />
branches and stak<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Canopy Management <strong>in</strong> Fruit Crops<br />
Rambutan<br />
An ideal rambutan tree should have a wide crown with the ma<strong>in</strong> branches well separated,<br />
and the <strong>in</strong>terior should be free from dead, diseased, broken branches and suckers.<br />
Like litchi, rambutan produces its <strong>fruit</strong>s near the periphery <strong>of</strong> crown, hence one should go<br />
for a m<strong>in</strong>imum prun<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Trees hav<strong>in</strong>g good crown<br />
Tra<strong>in</strong>ed plant provides more <strong>fruit</strong>s<br />
Better <strong>fruit</strong><strong>in</strong>g on well managed plants
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