Effect of bark inversion of rootstocks on the initial growth of mango cultivars Baneshan and Dashehari.
Padma M., Reddy Y. N.
Author Affiliation: Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad - 500 030, India.
Journal of Research ANGRAU 28 : 7-12
Abstract : The effects of wedge grafting and bark inversion of rootstocks on the initial growth of mango cultivars Baneshan and Dashehari were investigated from 1989 to 1991 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Wedge grafting was done on one-year-old bark-inverted rootstocks with the scions of both cultivars. The percentage of success was less when grafting was done on bark-inverted stocks (42.15%) than on normal stocks (57.50%). Significant differences were also observed between scions, with Dashehari recording more sprouting (51.08%) than Baneshan (48.57%). Both scions took more time for sprouting and 50% final sprouting on bark-inverted stocks compared with normal stocks. Graft height and length of sprout were reduced in bark-inverted stocks (20.52 and 3.48 cm, respectively) compared with normal stocks (26.76 and 10.92 cm, respectively). These results indicate that bark inversion leads to dwarfing in mango.