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Discuss the reasons of pruning in an established crop of coffee.

Discuss the reasons of pruning in an established crop of coffee.

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Kavungya
- To regulate bearing- unpruned coffee carry a heavy crop are season and a light
crop in the other seasons/ To control biennial bearing.
- Easy harvesting- a tree with a regulated height is easy to harvest/ allows easy harvesting of berries.
- To remove old and unproductive branches.
- To allow light penetration into the centre of the plant.
- To allow penetration of sprays and economise on the use of sprays.
- To control pests and diseases- an open up bush allows better air circulation removing micro- climates that favour development of pests and diseases.
- Improves both quality and quantity of the cherries.
Kavungya answered the question on June 12, 2019 at 09:18

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