Author : Seubsakd Navachinda

Summary : Pruning cause lateral bud growth , flower bud initiation, and fruit maturity in 23, 46, and 183 days, respectively. Pruning did not affect total soluble solids, keeping quality and total yield, but significantly increased fruit size, economic yield, and income.

Irrigation caused earlier shooting, flowering, and harvesting in 10-15 days when compared with the control groups. It also increased the number of shoots and fruits, fruit size, total and economic yield, and income.

Irrigation and pruning had no significant effect on number of flowers, percentage of fruit retained, harvesting period, number of mature fruits, yield, and income but had significant effect on days to lateral bud sprouting, number of shoots, and days to flowering.