International Journal of Horticulture and Food Science
2025, Vol. 7, Issue 8, Part C
Effect of age of scion and age of rootstock on saddle grafting in mango (Mangifera indica L.)
Saloni Naik, Patel AP and Modi PK
The present study was carried out at Fruit Research station and ICAR-AICRP on Fruits, Navsari Agricultural University, Gandevi during 2024-25. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design with Factorial concept and repeated thrice with twelve treatment combinations. The experiment comprising with two factors (1) effect of age of scion (4, 5, 6 and 7 month old) and (2) effect of age of rootstock (4, 5 and 6 month old). The result of present investigation revealed that among different age of scion and rootstock, 4 month old scion used for grafting on 4 month old rootstock in saddle grafting resulted maximum survival, maximum growth of the graft and highest graft survival percentage.
Saloni Naik, Patel AP, Modi PK. Effect of age of scion and age of rootstock on saddle grafting in mango (Mangifera indica L.). Int J Hortic Food Sci 2025;7(8):160-163. DOI: 10.33545/26631067.2025.v7.i8c.380