Remove rootstock sprouts and keep a straight stem up to 75 cm. In February–March, cut back the unproductive upper part of last season's main shoots and their side branches, and remove weak, criss-crossing, diseased and broken branches, so vigorous growth comes from the most productive nodes.
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Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Ber – Training and pruning, p. 40
