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STUDIES ON THE INFLUENCE OF TIME AND INTENSITY OF PRUNING ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF CUSTARD APPLE (Annona squamosa L.) cv. BALANAGAR

Vishalakcchi Ashok

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Custard apple (Annona squamosa L.) can be called as a delicacy of dry region due to its very sweet delicate flesh. It belongs to family Annonaceae and originated in tropical region of America. It is a deciduous or semi deciduous tall woody shrub of about 5-6 meters height having irregularly spreading branches. Plants exhibit leaf shedding in winter season and production of flowers on new shoots indicating the need for pruning to boost up production. To evaluate the effect of pruning studies were conducted on the influence of time and intensity of pruning on growth, yield and quality of custard apple (Annona squamosa L.) cv. Balanagar” were carried out during the period from March, 2015 to December, 2015 at Fruit Research Station (FRS), Sangareddy, Medak District, SKLTSHU, Telangana.

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Custard apple (Annona squamosa L.) can be called as a delicacy of dry region due to its very sweet delicate flesh. It belongs to family Annonaceae and originated in tropical region of America. It is a deciduous or semi deciduous tall woody shrub of about 5-6 meters height having irregularly spreading branches. Plants exhibit leaf shedding in winter season and production of flowers on new shoots indicating the need for pruning to boost up production. To evaluate the effect of pruning studies were conducted on the influence of time and intensity of pruning on growth, yield and quality of custard apple (Annona squamosa L.) cv. Balanagar” were carried out during the period from March, 2015 to December, 2015 at Fruit Research Station (FRS), Sangareddy, Medak District, SKLTSHU, Telangana.

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Custard apple (Annona squamosa L.) can be called as a delicacy of dry region due to its very sweet delicate flesh. It belongs to family Annonaceae and originated in tropical region of America. It is a deciduous or semi deciduous tall woody shrub of about 5-6 meters height having irregularly spreading branches. Plants exhibit leaf shedding in winter season and production of flowers on new shoots indicating the need for pruning to boost up production. To evaluate the effect of pruning studies were conducted on the influence of time and intensity of pruning on growth, yield and quality of custard apple (Annona squamosa L.) cv. Balanagar” were carried out during the period from March, 2015 to December, 2015 at Fruit Research Station (FRS), Sangareddy, Medak District, SKLTSHU, Telangana.

Key concepts: Custard-apple, Annona squamosa, Pruning, Horticulture, Deciduous, Biology, Shoot, Botany

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