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A field experiment was conducted during 2011-12 to assess the effect time of shoot pruning with different combinations on vegetative growth, flowering and yield attributes in high density planting of guava cv Pant Prabhat. The study of one (year) indicates that half shoot (50%) pruning significantly influenced cropping pattern of guava. Half shoot pruning in April and July have positive effect towards vegetative growth viz., plant height, plant spread, plant volume, emergence of new shoots and similar yield in each rainy and winter season crop. Half shoot pruning in April results in lowered rainy season yield and more number of emergence of new shoots/ plant, flower buds/ plant and increased fruit weight during winter season. Lowest yield (1.40 kg/plant) recorded in unpruned control in winter season.
Keywords: Growth, Pruning, Meadow orchard, Flowering, Guava yield