Vol. 11, Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Navin Kumar, Arunima Tripathi, Deepti Patel and Anjali Shrivastav

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted at the Instruction Horticultural farm under Rajmohini Devi College of Agriculture and Research Station, Ambikapur, Sarguja, (C.G.) During the year 2021-22 with a view to study the “Effect of rootstock age and growing conditions on success of softwood grafting in mango (Mangifera indica L.)”. The mango variety mallik a used to grown and treatment was replicated three times infactorial randomized block design. There were four rootstock age e.g., 55, 65, 75 and 85 days old and two growing condition open and poly capping which were interaction effect of mango, in eight treatments viz., RA₁GC₁ (55 days age of rootstock under open condition), RA1GC2 (55 days age of rootstock under poly capping), RA₂GC₁ (65 days age of rootstock under open condition), RA₂GC₂ (65 days age of rootstock under poly capping), RA₃GC₁ (75 days age of rootstock under open condition), RA₃GC₂ (75 days age of rootstock under poly capping), RA₄GC₁ (85 days age of rootstock under open condition) and RA₄GC₂ (85 days age of rootstock under poly capping).The parameters i.e., days taken to sprouting, length of sprouts, number of leaves per grafting and leaf length were significantly superior in the treatment RA₂GC₂ (65 days old under poly capping). On the basis of above findings, treatment RA₂GC₂ (65 days old under poly capping) stand could be better performance first in position and RA₁GC₂ (55 days old under poly capping) stand in second order of preference. Therefore, it may be concluded that treatment RA₂GC₂ (65 days old under poly capping) may be prefer for best result in all the treatment.