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Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Vol. 7, Issue 6 (2018)

Effect of season and scion procuring on softwood grafting in sapota (Manilkara achras, Mill.)

Author(s):

Shashi Ghritlahare and Ashutosh Anant

Abstract:
The experiment was conducted at Horticulture Research Station, Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, College of Agriculture, Bhubaneswar during 2016 - 2017. The treatment comprises of four grafting seasons (20th June, 20th July, 20th August and 20th September) and three scion procuring periods (0 days, 5 days and 10 days) have been tried in a Factorial Randomized Block Design with three replications. The results revealed that among the four grafting seasons, 20th July recorded the maximum growth of scion (2.64 cm and 4.69 cm at 60 and 120 DAG, respectively). In respect to different scion procuring periods, maximum growth of scion (2.61 cm and 4.69 cm) at 60 and 120 DAG, respectively, were observed in 10 days procured scions. The combined effect of the above two factors had also significant influence on this parameters studied.

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How to cite this article:
Shashi Ghritlahare and Ashutosh Anant. Effect of season and scion procuring on softwood grafting in sapota (Manilkara achras, Mill.). J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2018;7(6):1645-1646.

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