Pruning Studies on Bud Sprouting, Flowering and Bearing in Anab-E-Shahi Grape

Studies on the effect of pruning in Anab-e-Shahi grape, keeping 40, 30, 24 and 20 canes with 3, 4, 5 and 6 bud respectively were conducted in the R. B. S. College vineyard at Bichpuri, Agra during 1978 and 1979. 3-bud pruning gave maximum percentage of sprouted buds (57.8) and maximum percentage of fruitful buds (27.6) out of sprouted buds. There was a positive correlation between the sprouting as well as flowering of buds of pruned canes and the severity of pruning. Various pruning treatments did not affect the time of panicle emergence and maturity of buuches. The largest number of inflorescences was obtained from the 4th node of the current seasons bearing shoots, irrespective of pruning severity.