Pruning Severity and timeInfluences the Shoot Growth, Fruiting and Quality Attributes of Ber (Zizyphus mauritiana L), cv. Seb under Arid Kachchh Conditions

Author: Rahul Dev*, Traloki Singh, Arvind S. Teterwal, Sushil Kumar and M. Sureshkumar

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A pruning experiment with seven pruning severity with five pruning times was conducted to standardize the pruning severity and time in ber cv. Seb. Data were recorded on days to bud sprouting (day), days to fruiting (day), fruit set (%), fruit weight (g), fruit length (mm), fruit diameter (mm), and total soluble solids (TSS) during the experiment. Set of data indicates, intensive pruning up to 4 buds resulted in early bud sprouting (21.20 days), fruiting (129.93 days), fruit weight (6.58 g), and fruit size (24.07 × 23.39 mm). As the pruning severity decreased, the time to bud sprouting and fruiting was delayed and fruit size was also reduced but fruit set (%) was increased. The fruit TSS (°B) increased with pruning severity up-to-the 6 buds (30.37°B), and it decreased significantly with a decrease to the lowest content in trees pruned at 12 buds (27.57 °B) and control plants (25.58 °B). The maximum fruit set (17.38%) and higher fruit weight (6.33 g) and size (23.72 × 23.75 mm) we

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Arid Kachchh, pruning time, pruning severity, Seb, Zizyphus mauritiana.

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