Pruning is the latest technology applied to horticultural crops to increase the quality of the fruits for fruit bearing plants and vine crops.

Pruning has the following advantages…

1)    Minimize sunlight competition, nutrients, and water – These three factors when limited to the plants growth reduces its productivity. Pruning helps them to be available to the plants because some unnecessary plant parts have been removed.

2)    Minimizes insect pests and diseases occurrence – When  you prune your plants, they are exposed to the total sunlight therefore, reduces pests and diseases attack. Pests and diseases don’t stay long in hot condition as compared to shady place.

3)    Minimize spraying – When you don’t spray, you minimize your production cost and at the same time you help for a chemical – free environment.

4)    Improve quality of fruits – Pruned plants have bigger fruit size and have a better price in the market.

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