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The experiment was conducted during two consecutive years of 2007–08 and 2008–09 with four levels of pruning (P₀:control, P₁: 30 cm, P₂: 60 cm, and P₃: 90 cm above the ground level) and four levels of nitrogen (N₀: control, N₁: 40 g, N₂: 80 g and N₃: 120 g plant⁻¹) in phalsa (Grewia subinequalis D.C.) under sodic soil conditions of Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh). Mean data revealed that maximum shoot length (2.09 m) was recorded withtreatment combination P₀N₂, while maximum plant spread (2.01 m), number of canes bush⁻¹ (18.47), number of fruits bush⁻¹ (1478) and yield bush⁻¹ (0.825 kg) were recorded with P₃N₂ treatment. However, the highest average values of 100-fruit weight (61.72 g) in P₁N₂, juice (54.30%) in P₁N₁, TSS (17.7 ⁰B) in P₃N₃, acidity per cent (4.42) in P₂N₁ and ascorbic acid (38.65 mg 100⁻¹ g) in P₂N₂ treatment were recorded. Overall, treatment combination of P₃N₂ (90 cm pruning + 80 g N bush⁻¹) performed better.