Planting System in Fruit Crops

Planting System in Fruit Crops

• The suitable planting system in the orchard depends on topography, crop, variety, planting density, production technology.

• The main objective of the planting is to accommodate the maximum number of fruit tree per unit area without affecting the efficiency of production.

Types

1. Square System

• It is the simplest and most convenient system.

• Most popular and commonly adopted system.

• Row to row and plant to plant distance are kept similar.

2. Rectangular System

• Row to row space kept more compare to plant to plant.

• Commonly used for HDP planting.

3. Hexagonal / Equilateral Triangle / Septule System

• It accommodates 15% more trees than square system.

• Very difficult to layout.

• Preferred in areas where land is costly.

4. Quincunx System / Diagonal System

• Accommodate – 1.5 to 2.0 times (89%) more plants than square system adopted only when tree spacing exceeds 8–10 m or fruit crops which are very slow growing habits.

• Similar to square system with addition of a tree in the centre of each square as filler of intercrops.

5. Triangular System / Alternate System

• Difficult to layout.

• Accommodates 11% lesser number of plants than square.

• Mostly used in HDP.

6. Terrace / Contour System

• Adopted in hilly areas where slope exceeds 10%.

7. Hedge Row Planting

• Followed in HDP of apple & pineapple.

• In double hedge row planting system 22% higher plants than single row planting system.

• It is followed for mechanized fruit cultivation.

8. Adjacent Planting

• Generally practiced in arid regions and less fertile soils.

Suitable Planting Spacing