A process for crop regulation in guava under high density plantation, through complete removal of non fruiting shoots followed by one leaf pair shoot pruning of current season growth (i.e. retaining one leaf pair at the base of the newly emerged shoots) during last week of April to first fortnight of May. It is a novel technology for achieving higher winter season crop and enhanced fruit quality as compared to rainy season crop. In this process, fruit yield is found highest (4.75 kg/plant) in winter season and lowest (0.90 kg/plant) in rainy season. The fruit quality is enhanced in winter season in terms of total soluble solids, ascorbic acid and total sugars when compared to other shoot pruning severities. This technique is environmental friendly and completely organic because it has been performed without using any chemical and pruned leaves act as mulch, thereby, save water in summer , months and after degradation in rainy season they are rich source of manure.
