Knowledge of the fundamentals of light interception and the influence of shade, the variety’s growth and fruiting habits, pruning and training, provide a basis for choice of tree size, shape and spacing, time and degree of pruning and training system for optimum production and efficiency.
Since an orchard system integrates many factors, this manual also deals with tree density, interception and distribution of sunlight in fruit trees, crop loading, thinning, fruit quality, tree nutrition and wind.
