Commercial Floriculture

Objectives of pruning

1. To remove the unproductive growth, because rose plant bears flowers on a new shoot.
2. To ensure production of large number of strong and healthy shoots.
3. To improve the flower production with quality.
4. Pruning will force the eye bud to produce the strongest shoot.
5. It keeps the rose bush in proper shape and size.
6. To allow light and air to reach the centre of the rose bush.
7. To facilitate various cultural operations like hoeing, weeding, soil scraping, sterilization, manuring so also harvesting the long and straight stems.
8. To rejuvenate the old plants. Cut off the old plants from the base to get strong shoots.