Loquat is a fruit with high nutritional value. It is not only delicious and good in texture, but its leaves can also be combined with other medicines to make drugs. Therefore, loquat is welcomed by the market and people. In order to meet the needs of people and the market, the planting area of loquat is also becoming
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<p>Loquat is a fruit with high nutritional value. It is not only delicious and good in texture, but its leaves can also be combined with other medicines to make drugs. Therefore, loquat is welcomed by the market and people. In order to meet the needs of people and the market, the planting area of loquat is also becoming wider and wider. So how should the fruiting rate of loquat trees be increased? Next, I will share some methods for increasing the fruiting rate of loquat trees.</p><p></p><p><strong>Reduce humidity</strong></p><p>During the flower bud differentiation stage, loquat greatly needs a dry environment with high temperature and sufficient light. The flower branch bud differentiation stage of loquat occurs in summer, and there is more rain in summer, so drainage work must be done well at this time. In order to prevent water accumulation, drainage ditches must be made in low-lying areas with many pits. If the humidity in some orchards is too high, then when the leaves turn green, dig open the base of the loquat tree, expose the roots, and then cut about 80 percent of the branch roots into sections, thereby controlling nutrient dispersion, speeding up the greening of the leaves, and increasing the fruiting rate of loquat.</p><p></p><p><strong>Cultivate fruiting mother branches</strong></p><p>Because the fruiting branches of young loquat trees are all formed from summer shoots, the time, quantity, and growth capacity of summer branch bud sprouting are closely related to the fruiting rate of loquat. Therefore, a healthy and strong mother branch is the key to the number of fruits set, so in spring, after the new branches mature, fertilize in time to promote the sprouting of summer branch buds. During the fertilization stage, attention must also be paid to the amount, avoiding improper fertilization affecting the growth of loquat. Fertilization should be based on the growth stage of loquat, and the fertilizer is generally mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizer.</p><p></p><p><strong>Shaping and pruning</strong></p><p>The pruning period of loquat is different from that of other fruit trees. Loquat is an evergreen fruit tree, so it cannot be pruned in winter like other fruit trees. Loquat pruning should be carried out in summer, immediately after the fruit is harvested. Because the summer branch bud sprouting is the most important one for loquat, it cannot be too late, otherwise it will affect the growth of flower buds. Autumn pruning of loquat is only an auxiliary pruning, carried out before the flower buds open in autumn. Fruit tree pruning can reduce the occurrence of pests and increase the nutritional development of the fruit tree, thereby improving the fruiting rate of loquat.</p><p></p><p><strong>Apply additional fertilizer reasonably</strong></p><p>Loquat needs sufficient nutrients, so during the fertilization process, the demand for phosphorus and potassium is relatively high. Therefore, the proportion of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer can be increased in fertilization, and the use of nitrogen fertilizer can be reduced. Because excessive use of nitrogen fertilizer will cause loquat to grow too fast and have excessive nutrients, seriously affecting the production volume of loquat. Therefore, use fertilizer reasonably, increase the proportion of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, and improve the fruiting rate of the fruit tree.</p>
Loquat is a fruit with high nutritional value. It is not only delicious with a good texture, but its leaves can also be combined with other medicines to make pharmaceuticals. Therefore, loquat is welcomed by the market and by people, and to meet the demands of people and the market, the planting area of loquat is also becoming larger and larger. So how should the fruiting rate of loquat trees be improved? Next, I will share some methods for improving the fruiting rate of loquat trees.
Reduce humidity
During the flower bud differentiation stage, loquat greatly needs a dry environment with high temperature and sufficient light. The flower branch bud differentiation stage of loquat occurs in summer, and summer has more rainy days, so drainage work must be done well at this time. To prevent water accumulation, drainage ditches must be made in low-lying areas with many hollows. If some orchards are too humid, then when the leaves turn green, dig open the base of the loquat tree, expose the roots, and then cut about 80% of the branch roots, thereby controlling nutrient dispersal, speeding up the turning green of the leaves, and improving the fruiting rate of loquat.
Cultivate fruiting mother branches
Because the fruiting branches of young loquat trees are all formed from summer shoots, the time, quantity, and growth capacity of summer branch bud sprouting are closely related to the fruiting rate of loquat. Therefore, a healthy and robust mother branch is the key to the number of fruits set, so in spring, after the new branches mature, fertilize in time to promote the sprouting of summer branch buds. During the fertilization stage, attention must also be paid to the amount used, to avoid improper fertilization affecting the growth of loquat. Fertilization should be based on the growth stage of loquat, and the fertilizer is generally mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizer.
Shaping and pruning
The pruning period of loquat is different from that of other fruit trees. Loquat is an evergreen fruit tree, so it cannot be pruned in winter like other fruit trees. Loquat pruning should be done in summer, immediately after the fruit is harvested. Because the summer branch bud shoots are the most important for loquat, it cannot be too late, otherwise it will affect the growth of flower buds. Autumn pruning of loquat is only an auxiliary pruning, carried out in autumn before the flower buds open. Fruit tree pruning can reduce the occurrence of pests and increase the nutritional development of the fruit tree, thereby enhancing the fruiting rate of loquat.
Reasonable topdressing
Loquat needs sufficient nutrients, so during fertilization, the demand for phosphorus and potassium is relatively high, so the proportion of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer can be increased in fertilization and the use of nitrogen fertilizer reduced. Because excessive use of nitrogen fertilizer will cause loquat to grow too fast and have excess nutrients, seriously affecting the production volume of loquat, so fertilizer should be used reasonably, the proportion of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should be increased, and the fruiting rate of the fruit tree should be improved.