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Citrus plants to be productive and fruitful fruit yielding high quality requires some care. One treatment is trimming the twigs of citrus plants. Pruning is done every year. Both citrus plants that have not been fruitful or fruitful. Why is pruning important in the maintenance of citrus crops?
Rimbunnya leaves and twigs of citrus plants hinted that the land to grow citrus crops fertile. Cultivating oranges certainly not for us to use the leaves and stems, but the orange fruit that we hope not?
Solid twigs need to be reduced in density. This branch can disturb the entry of sunlight to the inside of the tree. If the sunlight is less and can not penetrate into the citrus part of the tree it will result in moisture around the citrus plant. As a result can then invite the arrival of fungi and aphids. They are happy with the humid atmosphere and away from the sun.
To reduce the density of the branch we do the pruning. Some twigs that need to be burned like, twigs that grow inside, overlap, unhealthy branches, and twigs that grow wild. In addition, the branch of the plant also needs to cut the tip to the extent that the skin is gray-green. Not only that branches that are irregular, grow wild, and sickly also need to be trimmed.
With diapangkas twig part of it, twigs that are not trimmed to grow maximum so that later can produce flowers and fruit quality. With pruning twigs of wild twigs and growing less healthy, can also stimulate the growth of healthy branches.
Citrus plants are classified as plants rich in water buds. So from the beginning the water shoots should be thrown away. Folders that grow in the direction of the stem should be pruned. Likewise, branches, branches, twigs and other parts that begin to dry or are dead. Must be trimmed. Similarly, the buds that appear on the rootstock, the base of the stem and root buds.
Branches that grow near the ground, or ducked branches should be pruned as well. Because if not trimmed later when the fruit is overgrown, the fruit is not good quality. If not the fruit on the branch that ducked vulnerable overgrown with fungi.
In pruning needs to be done carefully. Excessive pruning will also result in citrus crops having difficulty photosynthesizing and consequently inhibiting the growth of flowers and fruits. In pruning it is also demanded that the pruning does not disturb the balance of the plant. Pruning is done as precisely as possible. Do the pruning before the wood has not aged. This can be observed from the gray orange peel of the plant.
The rainy season is a good time in pruning. And pruning should be done in the afternoon. ... Congratulate your citrus crops ..