EFFECT OF TIME AND SEVERITY OF PRUNING ON GROWTH, FLOWERING AND FRUITING IN BER (ZIZIPHUS-MAURITIANA LAMK) CV UMRAN

The study was conducted to know the effect of time and severity of pru ning on growth, flowering, fruit setting and fruit retention on ber cv . Umran. The plants were pruned on three dates at the interval of 15 d ays, i.e. from 15th May to 15th June with rive levels of pruning inten sities. ne shoot length, leaf area, per cent bud sprouting, per cent f ruit set and per cent fruit retention differed significantly with vari ous pruning treatments. From the present investigation, it was found t hat the plant pruned on 30 May at 15 buds, recorded maximun fruit rete ntion per tree.