Effect of age of scion mother tree, different flushes of root stock and in situ grafting on success and growth of soft wood grafts of Alphonso mango.
Panickar P., Desai A. G.
Author Affiliation: Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Dapoli, India.
Progressive Horticulture 21 : 141-144
Abstract : Two weeks after germination, healthy and vigorously growing seedlings were transplanted into 18 × 22 cm polybags or into the nursery at 30 × 30 cm. The scions, taken from 5-, 15-, 25- or 45-year-old mother trees, were grafted on the second or third new flush on the rootstocks. Scion sprouting and survival after 3 months were best (72 and 70%, respectively) when the scions were taken from 25-year-old mother trees. The results also indicated that softwood grafting can be carried out on any growth flush from the rootstock provided that it is coppery-red in colour and that bench and field grafting gave similar success rates.