Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/63124
Title: Graft Responses to three different techniques in Mango (Mangifera indica L.) under Bhutanese nursery conditions
Contributor(s): Chophel, Sonam (author); Dorji, Kinley  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2018
Open Access: Yes
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/63124
Open Access Link: https://www.bja.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/11.pdfOpen Access Link
Abstract: 

Veneer grafting (Inarching) is a vegetative method of mass propagation of mango in Bhutan. However, this method of propagation has many setbacks in Bhutanese nursery conditions. The most important disadvantage of this method is high cost of production as grafting is done in field and seedlings are kept in open condition until proper graft union is formed. Providing graft aftercare in open field spread in large areas prove challenging in Bhutanese conditions. This study was aimed at identifying viable alternative methods of propagation to Veneer grafting. The experiment was conducted at Agriculture Research and Development Center, Bajo in 2015 in Horticulture Nursery Block. Three grafting techniques (Veneer, Splice and Wedge) were evaluated for different indicators of shoot, leaf and graft success. The results showed no significant difference (p<0.05) among the grafting techniques studied at 95% confidence interval. Initial rate of graft success before 20 DAG was higher for Wedge followed by Veneer or Inarching" however the gap narrowed after 60 DAG. Splice grafting showed higher rate of graft success (60%) and survival percentage (53) after 60 DAG than the veneer grafting (control). Our findings suggest that splice and wedge grafting can be safely followed for mass propagation of mango in Bhutanese nursery conditions. Further work on study of cost of production using different propagating techniques for mango would be useful for coming up with recommendation package.

Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Bhutanese Journal of Agriculture, 1(1), p. 97-105
Publisher: Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forest
Place of Publication: Bhutan
ISSN: 2707-9821
2616-3926
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 3004 Crop and pasture production
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Publisher/associated links: https://www.bja.gov.bt/graft-responses-to-three-different-techniques-in-mango-mangifera-indica-l-under-bhutanese-nursery-conditions/
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School of Environmental and Rural Science

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