Training & Pruning for competitive exam

Training & Pruning

Training can therefore be defined as ‘an operation done to a plant by which it is made to develop a frame work or structure land this is spreading on pergola with or without pruning of plant pears and training is usually done when the plant / shrubs vines are young.

System of Training for Fruit Crops

1. Central Leader:

This system of training is adopted such types of trees which have a pronounced apical dominance.

2. Open Center:

In this system, the main stem is allowed to grow only up to a certain height by heading within a year of planting and all the subsequent vegetative growth promoted by lateral branches.

3. Modified Leader System:

This system stands intermediate between the central leader and the open center, combining the advantages of both the system.

4. Cordon system:

This is a system wherein espalier is allowed with the help of training on wires.

5. Training on pergola:

To support perennial vine crops pergola is developed by a network of crisscross wires supported by RCC/angle iron poles on which vines are trained. This is common for crops like grape, passion fruit, small gourd, pointed gourd and even peaches.