Impact of Pruning on Seasonal Growth and Fruiting Behavior of Guava Varieties

The present study was conducted during 2020-2021 at Horticultural Research Centre of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut (U.P.). Experiment was conducted with pruning intensity i.e. control (0%), 25 Percent, 50 percent, 75 percent & quality parameters were analyzed. Total 48 plants were selected. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD) and number of treatment was 12 and each replicated 4 times where each treatment consists of one plant. The results were found maximum in all the parameters viz., number of flowers per tree (162.96), length of shoot (62.26 cm), fruit set (71.04%), number of fruit per tree (141.77), fruit weight (156.79gm), fruit size (7.58cm), fruit volume (152.84 cm3), fruit yield (22.22 kg/plant), fruit yield (246.86 q/ha) during first week of March with 75% of pruning intensity. The minimum values were found in control pruning (0%). In general the pruning of guava trees in first week of March with 75% of pruning intensity level was found beneficial for enhancing fruit size and quality of guava.