Effect of different mango rootstocks on success of softwood grafting.
Patil S. D., Swamy G. S. K., Kumar H. S. Y., Thammaiah N., Prasad Kumar
Author Affiliation: Department of Pomology, Faculty of Agriculture, U.A.S. (D), K.R.C. College of Horticulture, Arabhavi (Karnataka), India.
Asian Journal of Horticulture 3 : 389-390
Abstract : An experiment was conducted in Arabhavi, Karnataka, India, during 2005-06 to assess the effect of different rootstocks (seedling progeny, Amrapali, Sindhu, Sindhura, Beneshan and Nekkare) on the success of softwood grafting using mango cv. Alphonso as the scion. Alphonso grafted on Sindhura showed significantly the highest graft success (77.80%) and Nekkare recorded the maximum graft survival (64.77%), which was on par with Sindhura. Growth parameters such as sprout height, graft diameter and leaf number were maximum on Sindhura and Beneshan.