What are the benefits of the latest dragon fruit pruning
Dragon fruit is a typical tropical fruit, and it has a very large market demand in China. The planting area in China is also very large, and when growing dragon fruit, management work is very important. Especially pruning work, reasonable pruning is the key to ensuring dragon fruit yield. So what are the benefits of pruning when growing dragon fruit? Below, the editor will give you a brief introduction. Let's take a look together!
1. Improve air and light penetration
Because dragon fruit is a tropical fruit, it is relatively sun-loving. Under strong light conditions, the flowering and fruiting of dragon fruit are very good. The fruiting rate of outer branches is high, but the growth vigor of dragon fruit is relatively strong, it is prone to sprouting branches and forming a layered canopy, and the mutual shading between branches is relatively serious. This causes insufficient light on the inner branches, seriously affecting the growth of dragon fruit. Therefore, reasonable pruning can reasonably retain branches and control the canopy shape. It improves the air and light penetration between branches, promotes the formation of large, thick, and robust fruiting mother branches in dragon fruit, and increases the yield of dragon fruit.
2. Interchange between vegetative branches and fruiting branches
The buds on dragon fruit branches are mainly mixed buds, which can sprout a large number of branch buds and flower buds, improve the quality of individual fruits, and promote fruit development. Branches are divided into two types: vegetative branches and fruiting branches. Thick, plump branches of suitable length are fruiting branches. Generally, about 2/3 of the whole plant's branches are fruiting branches, and the others can serve as vegetative branches. Reserved branches sprouted in the current year can be cultivated into vegetative branches, and in the second year they can also serve as fruiting branches. After the flower buds sprouted on fruiting branches are thinned out, they can be transformed into vegetative branches, and after vegetative branches reserve flower buds, they can be transformed into fruiting branches. The two types of branches can replace each other, which can effectively improve fruiting performance.
3. Regulate the conflict between vegetative growth and reproductive growth
The fruiting period, fruit load, and fruit size of dragon fruit are the main reasons affecting dragon fruit yield. The development time of a single dragon fruit is generally not very long, but the reproductive growth time of the tree is relatively long. It is possible that on one fruiting branch, large and small fruits, red and green fruits, and flower buds and flower buds can all be seen coexisting. Therefore, there is a relatively serious conflict of nutrient competition. So through operations such as flower and fruit thinning and pruning, we can effectively regulate the conflict between the reproductive growth and vegetative growth of dragon fruit. Maintain a moderate tree vigor in dragon fruit and allow it to form sufficient nutrient area.
4. Pest and disease control
After reasonable pruning, the tree vigor of dragon fruit trees is significantly enhanced, and the tree body's ability to resist diseases and natural disasters is also improved. It reduces the occurrence of pests and diseases and achieves the effect of pest and disease control. Moreover, when we prune, the main pruning targets are diseased branches, weak branches, and so on. This is also one of the main measures for preventing and controlling pests and diseases.
The above is a brief introduction to what dragon fruit pruning is useful for. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can help everyone!