Thursday, October 26, 2017

MULBERRY CULTIVATION (CONT...10) - PRUNING

Principles of pruning: Pruning is the methodical removal of certain branches of a mulberry plant with the object of giving the trees a convenient shape and size, to increase the leaf yield and to improve its feeding value. Pruning is essential to improve the yield in certain agricultural and horticultural plants.

Cut forms: In order to get a guaranteed leaf harvest, every year, it is desirable to make a certain form or shape of a plant and maintain this plant form.

Training: Low cut form and pruning: At the time of planting, the seedlings are cut to a height of a 15 cm above the ground level

Types of pruning: The medium cut forms include the fist form, non‑fist form and various other forms of pruning.

Fist form: The branches are cut at the base, maintaining a constant height. Fist style pruning promotes growth of latent buds, besides normal buds, thus making the plant grow into a small tree. By this method pest and disease control becomes easy.

Non‑fist form: Branches are cut leaving basal parts to some extent and in this style the trees become taller every year.

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