Three taboos on citrus pruning

Under the natural conditions of various regions of our country, citrus needs to sprout and shoot many times a year. If it is allowed to grow, the branches and leaves will soon be crowded, because the canopy is closed, resulting in insufficient light, which will eventually affect the fruit setting rate. Lead to the decline of yield, poor quality and so on. So I feel the need to do a good job in pruning and construction, but we should also pay attention to three taboos when pruning. Let's take a look at it with the editor.

1. Based on the biological characteristics of citrus varieties.

There are many citrus varieties, so the growth and fruit of each variety will be a little different. if we prune blindly instead of pruning according to the characteristics of the variety, it will not be able to play the role of pruning at all. it will also destroy the trunk and weaken the tree potential, inhibit flowering and fruit, resulting in a decline in yield. Because the varieties are different, the pruning methods will be different, so it is necessary to understand the characteristics of the varieties clearly before pruning, and there can be more pruning for canopy closure, while for the early branches which are slightly loose and have strong renewal ability, the pruning can be less; for those with strong branching ability and easy senescence after the result, they can be slightly re-pruned.

2. Take the tree potential as the premise

Tree potential is a comprehensive response of various factors, such as soil, fertilizer, water and frost disasters will affect the tree potential, from the strength of the tree potential, generally can be judged by the thickness and length of the shoot. Different tree potential, its blossom and fruit and shoot ability will be different, in pruning for flowering plants can be through the tree potential; for weak trees, fewer flowers can be cut less; for young trees watered by age, try not to prune.

3. Coordinate with other agricultural measures

In order to improve the citrus yield, it requires comprehensive agricultural measures, the single use of any technology can not achieve obvious results, although pruning can adjust the nutrition of the tree and improve the contradiction between flowering and fruiting and tapping. If a single pruning is carried out without strengthening fertilizer and water management and pest control, the goal of high yield can still be achieved, so pruning can not be separated from some other cultivation measures, and must be coordinated with various agricultural measures. in order to give full play to the effect of pruning and increasing production.

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