What is the suitable time for pruning Ber trees in Western Rajasthan? (RJ Supervisor 2012)

✅Explanation:Pruning Ber trees in the last week of April allows for optimal new growth and fruit production in the upcoming season.Pruning too early (March) might expose the tree to late frosts, while pruning too late (May or June) could interfere with flowering and fruit set.

🔑Key Points::
-Ber fruit plant pruned in summer season when it shed its leaves.
-The time of pruning in Apple ber is region-specific.
-In subtropical regions, the main appropriate time for pruning is during hot and dry summer when plants shed off their leaves and enter dormancy.

🔴 Important Points:
-Judicious removal of any part of a plant to divert sap towards its producing areas, leading to an improvement in the quality of yield is called ‘pruning’.
-It is done during the later stage of plant life when it becomes ready to produce flowers and fruits. Decayed parts can also be pruned off.

✏️Types of Pruning:
-Thinning out – When a shoot or a branch is removed entirely without leaving any stub.
-Heading back – When the terminal portion of a branch or a shoot is removed partially, leaving the basal portion intact.