Growth, yield and quality of phalsa (Grewia subinequalis) with pruning intensity and nitrogen levels in sodic soil

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.