Anatomy of graft union in epicotyl grafting of mango.
Chakrabarty U., Sadhu M. K.
Author Affiliation: University College of Agriculture, Calcutta University, Calcutta 700?019, India.
: 182-185
Abstract : Three mango cultivars, Langra, Bombai and Himsagar, were splice-grafted onto seedling rootstocks. In a previous experiment, Langra was grafted by 2 methods, splice and cleft grafting. Samples of the graft union were collected 10, 15, 30, 60 and 120 days after grafting, and their anatomy studied. Graft-take was faster for Langra than for Bombai and Himsagar due to more rapid formation of callus and vascular continuity. Splice grafting gave earlier graft-take than cleft grafting, possibly due to a greater formation of wound periderm and accumulation of resinous material in the latter method.