About Lesson
LAYOUT OF AN ORCHARD
- Orchard layout is a process of locating the actual position of plants in plot for planting fruit crops
- The fruit plants should be arranged in the plot in such a way that each plant gets sufficient space for proper growth and development and also the total space gets properly utilized to accommodate the requisite number of plants per unit area
- Important factors to be considered for proper layout of orchard are system of planting and spacing of individual fruit species
- Various types of planting systems are used to achieve maximum efficiency in the production
- The system of planting depends on size, tree density and management strategy
- The high-density planting of smaller trees to achieve early production and maintain high quality fruits are new trend in fruit farming
- Hence, system of planting depends upon various factors such as slope of land, purpose of utilizing orchard space and convenience, etc.