HIGH DENSITY PLANTING

High density planting :

HDP means to increase the plant population
per unit area for increasing the production of
fruit crop.
e.g. Papaya (Pusa nanha- 1.5mx1.5m)
• It was started 1st in Apple at England in 1960.
Concept of HDP in fruit crops :
• Accommodation of the maximum possible number of
the plants per unit area to get the maximum possible
profit per unit of the tree volume without impairing
the soil fertility status is called the high density
planting.
• In other words, it is the planting of more number of
plants than optimum through manipulation of tree
size.
• Meadow Orchard System is a new concept of
planting, which has been developed in guava for the
first time in India at CISH, Lucknow. The Meadow
Orchard is a modern method of fruit cultivation using
small or dwarf tree with modified canopy.
Advantages:
1. Increase in yield per unit area.
2. Best utilization of land and resources.
3. Quality production of fruit crop.
4. It reduces the labour cost.
5. Early economic returns.
6. Facilitate better utilization of solar radiation
and increase the photosynthetic efficiency of
the plant.
Demerits of HDP/Meadow:
• Initially become little costly than conventional
system.
• Economic life span of the orchard becomes
lower.
• Chance of reduction in fruit size and weight.
• Intercultural operation becomes difficult.
• Maintenance of plant architecture becomes a
tedious job.
 Rootstock Used In Fruit Crops
1) Mango- Rumani, Dashehari, olour, Goa,
Vallaikolamban- Dwarfing rootstock for Alphonso.
2) Guava- Pusa srijan, Pusa pumilum
3) Sapota- Rayan or Khirni (Manilkara hexandra)
4) Custard apple- Annona glomerata
5) Fig- Ficus glomerata (Resistant to root knot nematode)
6) Avocado- Duke 7 and Uzi- Tolerant to Phytophthora root rot.
7) Citrus- i) Sour Orange- C. aurantum
ii) Rough lemon- C. jamberi
iii) Flying dragon & Trifoliate orange- HDP
iv) Karna katta- For Grapefruit, Mandarin and Orange.
Mandarin- Troyer citrange, S. orange- Rangpur lime
8) Grapes: Salt creek, 1616, 1619- Resistant to nematode.
Dogridge, St. George.
9) Apple: M-9: Dwarf rootstock.
M-27: Ultra dwarf rootstock.
Northern spy: Resistant to apple wolly aphids.
10) Peach: GF 677, Barrier 1, Nemaguard, Nemared, Flordaguard.
11) Pear: Quince- C – Ultra dwarf rootstock
D-4 – Vigorous rootstock
12) Plum: Pixy- Ultra dwarf rootstock
St. Julien- Vigorous rootstock
13) Apricot: Wild Apricot
14) Walnut: Paradox