Methods of graft protection in the production of mango, avocado and macadamia nut nursery trees.
Jacomino A. P., Minami K., Kluge R. A., Kishino A. Y.
Author Affiliation: Departamento de Produção Vegetal, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Caixa Postal 9, CEP 13418-900 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira 35 : 1985-1990
Abstract : In trials in São Paulo, Brazil, grafts of mangoes cv. Tommy Atkins on cv. Espada rootstock, avocados cv. Fortuna on cv. Geada and macadamias (Macadamia integrifolia) cv. Kau 344 on cv. Aloha were protected using polyethylene bags, paraffin, paraffin + vaseline, beeswax, parafilm or PVC film. Parafilm resulted in the most successful grafting in avocados (80.3%) and macadamias (74.1%), followed by PVC film (53.4 and 41.7%, respectively), while parafilm, PVC film and polyethylene bags gave the best results with mangoes (59.6, 50.2 and 50.2%, respectively).