Effect of Time and Technique of Grafting for Quality Production of Nursery Plants of Dashehari Mango (Mangifera indica L.)

Field experiment was carried out to find the response of Dashehari mango to time (25th July, 10th August and 25th August) and techniques (Veneer, Softwood and Epicotyl) of grafting. Studies revealed that epicotyl grafting performed on 10th August recorded minimum time (13.46 days) for bud sprouting, whereas veneer grafting performed on 10th August was found to be the best technique in terms of sprouting percentage after one (89.62%) and six (82.30 %) 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 Dashehari mango. 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 Dashehari mango to time and techniques of grafting