Vol. 12, Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
AA Deshmukh, GM Waghmare, SJ Syed, NS Kalukhe and SB Mitkari

Abstract:
The present investigation carried out during 2022-23 in winter season at Horticulture Nursery, VNMKV, Parbhani. The experiment was laid out in FRBD (Factorial Randomized Block Design) with two factors, factor A consist of 3 storage conditions of graft i.e. S1: Poly house, S2: Shade net and S3: Open field condition and factor B consist of capping material i.e. C1: Pepsi bag, C2: Plastic bag and C3: Without capping with three replications. The experiment was farmed to study the effect of storage conditions and capping material on growth parameter of softwood graft in Jamun. Observation on growth parameter of individual treatments were recorded. The results of the present investigation revealed that, The effect of storage conditions of graft indicated that the storage at poly house (S1) recorded maximum height of graft (58.30 cm), number of leaves (13.10), length of leaves (9.17 cm), leaf area (26.78 cm2), number of shoots per graft (3.81), girth above (3.67 mm) and below (3.86 mm) bud joint, stionic ratio (0.95) and length of scion stick (28.12 cm). The effect of capping material indicated that the capping with pepsi bag (C1) recorded maximum height of graft (57.10 cm), more number of leaves (11.88), length of leaves (8.82 cm), leaf area (23.89 cm2), number of shoots per graft (3.42) and length of scion stick (25.41cm). The interaction effect of storage condition andcapping material indicated that the treatment S1C1 (Poly house + Pepsi bag) recorded maximum height of graft (60.60 cm), more number of leaves (13.80), maximum length of leaves (9.63 cm), leaf area (34.70 cm2), number of shoots per graft (4.30), stionic ratio (1.10) and length of scion stick (30.46 cm).