Cambium Treatment

Shoot

distance

(cm)

Branch angle from vertical trunk (degree)

Uniformity

rating^y

Top 25

cm from

tip cut

Below top

25 cm on main

Trunk

Avg.

per tree

Un-treated Control

10.83a^z

57.50a

58.80a

55.69a

4.29c

Scoring

7.40b

40.25cd

41.21bc

40.90c

7.86a

Scoring + Promalin

5.91bc

46.58bc

48.93b

47.99b

7.86a

Girdling

6.63bc

37.08d

36.79c

36.61c

7.00ab

Girdling + Promalin

7.14b

39.50cd

41.82bc

41.05c

7.57a

Promalin Spray

6.64bc

50.50ab

59.90a

55.19a

4.29c

Growers’ Short Cut

4.14c

-

62.42a

62.42a

5.86b

Significance

**

**

**

**

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Nitrogen

Actual N (g/tree)

60

10.86a

40.75a

55.29a

51.89a

3.00a

80

9.07a

50.14a

56.77a

54.56a

2.57a

100

8.06a

49.86a

57.10a

55.29a

2.71a

120

9.61a

48.64a

56.60a

54.30a

3.43a

140

7.97a

48.00a

61.01a

56.99a

3.71a

Significance

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

Tipping Treatment

Non-Tipped

11.91a

58.18a

55.83a

50.90a

3.57a

Tipped

8.85a

59.81a

57.77a

49.70a

3.83a

Significance

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns