Cultivation techniques of dwarf apple trees

Dwarf apple tree cultivation is the mainstream direction of modern apple industry, many fruit farmers have begun to cultivate dwarf apple trees, what are the cultivation techniques of dwarf apple trees? The main technologies are as follows:

1. Raising seedlings: most fruit growers use grafting technology to breed fruit seedlings. When grafting, fruit growers should ensure the quality of rootstocks, first deal with stratification in cultivating rootstocks, and then pay attention to the stages of management, grafting and rootstock breeding. When the seedlings grow to a certain height, the fruit trees should be fertilized and irrigated, and the amount of fertilizer and water should be strictly controlled in this process. After entering the autumn, we should pay attention to the amount of scion and collect it before the sting.

two。 Water and fertilizer management: in the process of planting, the watering, fertilization and drainage of fruit seedlings should be carried out in an orderly manner. Fruit trees should apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer and reduce nitrogen fertilizer at the middle and later stage. After fruit harvest, organic fertilizer and chemical fertilizer should be mixed and applied to increase the fertility of the soil.

3. Pest control: the main diseases and insect pests of apple trees are ring streak, anthracnose, mites and aphids. Pest control can hang insecticidal lamps in the orchard, control ring disease can use 50% carbendazim wettable powder 50 times solution and 5% amoxin 50 times solution, or directly apply apple putrel on the diseased tumor of fruit trees; anthracnose can use 75% Dakening, 10% high water dispersible granules and other drugs.

4. Pruning: during the growth of an apple tree, the grower needs to prune the tree according to its growth. If the apple tree has too many branches and leaves, it will affect its growth rate, so properly pruning and thinning leaves, leaving the upward branches of the fruit tree.

These are the cultivation techniques of dwarfing apple trees. The cultivation of dwarfing apple trees is similar to that of ordinary apple trees, and it is also convenient to plant and manage.