Rejuvenation of old orchards

Rejuvenation in litchi orchard. In general, litchi plant starts bearing after 5-years of planting and attains commercial bearing stage at least after years and commercially viable life . A procedure to rejuvenate and restore the production potential of old unproductive and wilt affected orchards has been develope which employs pruning of branches at different periodicity and at diff. Due to specialized scientific interventions and application of latest research tools, the country is now among the top fruit producing.

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The development agencies may prepare comprehensive orchards management .

The trees do not get proper sunlight resulting in decreased production of shoots.

New emerging shoots are weak and are unsuitable for flowering and fruiting. Many orchard owners simply desert the existing orchard and go for new one. Among the various major improved technology, instead of establishment of new orchards the rejuvenation of old ones are the most important and easiest way of improving the fruit industry of India. This has several disadvantages, . Bulletins and Reports of this Station will be mailed free to any citizen of West. Virginia upon written application.

Address Director of Agricultural Experiment Station. Horticulture, CSSS (P.G.) College, Machhra, Meerut (U.P.). India has witnessed tremendous increase in . Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural . The present paper aims at highlighting the basics of rejuvenating the old and senile orchards for sustaining the fruit production to meet the present need and optimize the fruit potential of our country . Key words: Senile orchard , pruning, rehabilitation, rejuvenation. A large number of mango orchards in north-ern and eastern parts of India are becoming old and the tree canopies have gone dense and over-crowded.

Trees with damaged trunks, broken limbs and big hollow in the trunks are not uncommon in such orchards. Some trees may be found standing with only half their base. Many trees live for hundred years or more and grow to huge dimensions.

Head back exhausted trees (showing market decline in annual production) to the extent of 1. May-June or December- February with objective to facilitate production of new shoots from below the cut end. TECHNOLOGY FOR REJUVENATION OF OLD AND SENILE ORCHARDS OF MANGO. Research investigations reveal that tree architecture, canopy density and photosynthetic efficiency play an important role in governing the fruiting potential.

Decline in productivity of old and dense orchards was largely due to poor . Learn about restoring old orchards and bringing old and neglected fruit trees back to life with Barb Burhill of City Fruit.