Author(s): Ambreesh Kumar Shukla, VK Singh, Krishna Kumar Mishra and Nitish Sharma

Abstract: The present investigation entitled “Response of pruning techniques on yield in high density planting of guava cv. Allahabad safeda” was carried at CISH Lucknow, during year 2016-2017. The experiment was conducted on 11 years old healthy, vigorous high density plantation. The treatments comprised of four spacing’s viz; 2 x 1 m (M₁), 2 x 2 m (M₂), 3 x 3 (M₃) and 3 x 6 m (M₄) and three pruning intensity i.e. upto last two season growth (S₁), upto last three season growth (S₂) and upto last four season growth (S₃) with six plants in a treatment replicated three times in split plot design. The higher yields with closer spacing were mainly observed due to increased tree number per unit area.