Bearing habits of fruit crops

Dr.P.Prashanth
Principal Scientist (Hort.)
SKLTSHU, Hyderabad
 1. Shoot bearing –
i) Terminal flowering – Mango, litchi, pine apple, banana, loquat, avacado etc

Mango

Depending on position of the fruit bud

Litchi
Loquat
Loquat
Avocado
ii) Lateral flowering – Guava, ber, apple, papaya, orange, coconut, passion fruit etc

Guava – Axillary flowering

Papaya
2. Stem or branch bearing – Cauliflorus bearing –
on main stem or branch – Jack fruit,

cocoa, durian, jaboticaba

cocoa
Durian
3. Spur bearing – Short stubby shoot of more than one year – grapes, apple, pear, plum,
apricot, almond, cherry etc.
Apple spur
Depending on shoot maturity on which fruit buds are produced:

1. On current season growth – Guava, orange, papaya, sapota, aonla, phalsa, fig,
karonda, coconut, loquat, ber, mulberry, grape, bael

2. On old season growth – Mango, litchi, apple, pear, plum, peach, jack fruit, cocoa
Classification according to bearing habit:
Fruit buds Terminal Fruit bud lateral

Fl. bud Mango Peach

containing only
flower parts

Fl. bud mixed, Apple Litchi

flowering shoot
with terminal
infl.

Fl bud mixed, Pomegranate, guava Ber

flowering shoot
with lateral infl.
Classification according to bearing habit:
Fruit buds Terminal

Flower bud I – Fruit buds terminal with

containing flower flower parts only,
parts only inflorescence without
leaves
Eg: Mango loquat

Flower buds mixed II – Fruit bud terminal, un

floding to produce leafy shoots
that terminate in flower
cluster.
Eg: Apple, pear, quince,
walnut, pecan nut
 Fruit buds Terminal

Flower bud mixed, III - flower buds terminal

flowering shoot with lateral after un folding they
inflorescence produce leafy shoots with
flowers in leaf axils
Incomplete terminal
bearing habit , fruit lateral Eg: Pomegranate, guava,
to growth Olive etc

Flower bud is terminal

 Fruit buds lateral

Flower bud containing IV – Flower buds produce laterally , contain flower parts only
flower parts only Inflorescence without leaves, if – with reduced size
Eg: Peach, plum, apricot, cherry, almond, date, coconut,
citrus, walnut and pecan nut (staminate)
 Fruit buds lateral

Flower bud mixed V – Fruit buds borne laterally, unfloding to produce leafy
shoots that terminate in flower clusters.
Shoot with terminal Eg: litchi, black berry, rasp berry, grape, cashew nut, blue
inflorescence berry
But lateral flower buds
Grape
Cashew nut
 FRUIT BUDS LATERAL

Flower bud mixed, VI – Fruit borne laterally, unfloding to produce leafy shoots
flowering shoot with with flower clusters in the leaf axils
lateral inflorescence Eg: Ber, fig, mulberry, pistachio nut, star apple, avocado,
Olive
 REJUVENATION OLD ORCHARDS

Renew or making new

Practice of restoring the productive capacity of the fruit trees.
Reasons:
1. Age
2. Damage due to adverse weather – Hollowness
3. Infestation of pests, diseases,
4. Unsystematic planting
5. Inferior variety

Replacement:
1. Unproductiveness
2. Cv. Old
3. Cv. poor growth
4. Cv. Susp. to diseases and insects

METHOD – TOP WORKING

Procedure:

1. Selection of plant to be rejuvenated

2. Selection of mother plants for bud wood or scion

3. Methods –

4.Heading back

5. Selection and preparation of scion –

6. Budding