Use of aluminium foil for increasing veneer grafting success under adverse conditions.
Shailendra Rajan, Sinha G. C.
Author Affiliation: Central Institute of Horticulture for Northern Plains, Lucknow 226?016, India.
Progressive Horticulture 19 : 141-142
Abstract : In studies with the mango cv. Dashehari, 5- to 6-month-old scion shoots were defoliated 1 week before grafting. After grafting, 12 × 5 cm strips of aluminium foil were loosely secured around the graft union for protection against temperature extremes and solar radiation; the strips created a beneficial microclimate around the union. Grafting was carried out in Apr., May, June, Oct. Nov., Dec. or Jan. In each month aluminium protection gave a higher grafting success compared with the controls. The success was over 80% in June and Oct., and 70% in Apr., May and Nov. Without aluminium foil the highest success was in June (70%); it declined to 50% in Oct. and Apr. and to 22% in Nov.