Response of pruning techniques on yield in high density planting of guava (Psidium guajava L.) cv. Allahabad safeda

Abstract

The present investigation entitled “Response of pruning techniques on yield in high density planting of guava cv. Allahabad safeda” was carried at CISH Lucknow, during year 2016-2017. The experiment was conducted on 11 years old healthy, vigorous high density plantation. The treatments comprised of four spacing’s viz; 2 x 1 m (M1), 2 x 2 m (M2), 3 x 3 (M3) and 3 x 6 m (M4) and three pruning intensity i.e. upto last two season growth (S1), upto last three season growth (S2) and upto last four season growth (S3) with six plants in a treatment replicated three times in split plot design. The higher yields with closer spacing were mainly observed due to increased tree number per unit area.