Abstract:
The present investigation was conducted at Horticultural Research Centre, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, during 2013-14 under subtropical climatic conditions of western Uttar Pradesh with a view to find out the response of Amrapali mango to time and techniques of grafting. The experiment was carried out in factorial RCBD with five replications in each treatment. There were four grafts in each replication of all 9 treatment combinations
. The treatment combinations were
comprised of three time of grafting i.e.
(25
th July, 10
th August and 25
th August
) with three methods of
grafting
viz, veneer grafting, softwood grafting and epicotyl grafting. Studies revealed that epicotyl grafting performed on 10
th August
recorded minimum time (15.70 days)
for bud sprouting while as softwood grafting performed on 25
th August recorded maximum time (20.80 days) for bud sprouting.
Veneer grafting performed on 10
th August was found to be the best technique in terms of sprouting percentage (79.60 %) after one and six month of grafting. Therefore, veneer grafting should be preferred over softwood and epicotyl grafting in order to get better survival and over all sprout growth for commercial propagation of quality plants of Amrapali mango.
Syed Sami Ullah, Sunil Malik, Satya Prakash and Manoj Kumar Singh. Standardization of time and technique of grafting for quality production of nursery plants of amrapali mango (Mangifera indica L.). J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2017;6(5):14-17.