Physiological tips for apple growing farmers (स्याउ खेती गर्ने किसानका लागि २५ सूत्रहरु)
1. The Paradigm Shift in Orchard Management Traditionally, apple orchard management followed a two-step framework: growers spent several years establishing a rigid structural skeleton before switching focus to maintenance pruning and yield control. Modern systems—like Solaxe and centrifugal training (part of the LITE concept)—integrate structural management and crop regulation into a single continuous process. Rather than relying heavily on dwarfing rootstocks or aggressive structural pruning to curb vigor, growers actively guide the tree’s energy directly into fruiting laterals from the start. 2. The Natural "Extinction" Phenomenon In natural orchard growth, apple cultivars display varying degrees of "extinction"—the natural, physiological cessation of growth or abortion of certain weak fruiting spurs and axillary buds. Research shows that regular-bearing cultivars naturally drop or abort up to 68% to 98% of unnecessary laterals within their first 2...