Author(s):

SV Dhutraj RV Deshmukh and VV Bhagat

Abstract: An Investigation was carried out to “Standardization of period for softwood grafting in dry land fruit crops. The experiment was conducted VNMKV, Parbhani in CRD comprising of twelve treatments with three replications. The Treatments were T₁, Grafting on 1^st December 2004, T₂- Grafting on 1^st January 2005, T₃- Grafting an 1^st February 2005 T₄- Grafting on 1^st March, T₅ – Grafting on 1^st April 2005, T₆ – Grafting on 1^st May 2005, T₇ – Grafting on 1^st June 2005, T₈ – Grafting on 1^st July 2005, T₉ – Grafting on 1^st August 2005, T1₁₀ – Grafting on 1^st September 2005, T₁₁ – Grafting on 1^st October 2005, T₁₂ – Grafting on 1^st November 2005, Among different treatments, significantly highest, initial success (86.66%), Final success (71.66%), height of graft (36.53 cm) diameter of sprouted graft (0.31 cm), Number of sprouted scion bud (5.10), Number of leaves (44.16), Leaf area (225.15 cm²), Length of tap root (27.73 cm) and number of secondary roots per graft (37.21) were recorded in treatment grafting was carried out on 1^st March. When grafting was carried out on 1^st January, 1^st may, 1^st June, 1^st July, 1^st August, 1^st September, 1^st October, 1^st November and 1^st December had given zero percent success.

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