Standardization of season of softwood grafting on survival and growth in hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.) under konkon conditions of Maharashtra

Abstract

An investigation entitled, “Standardization of season of softwood grafting on survival and growth in hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.) under konkon conditions of Maharashtra’’ was conducted to study the survival and growth performance of hibiscus grafts. Propagation through softwood grafting of Hibiscus, the grafts were tied in different season such as T1: January, T2: February, T3: March, T4: April, T5: May, T6: June, T7: July, T8: August, T9: September, T10: October, T11: November, T12: December and the experiment was conducted in randomized block design with twelve treatments and three replications. The maximum survival (96.67) and sprouting percentage (100.00), number of leaves (12.20) and sprouts (3.93) was recorded in the treatments T4 (February). It can be concluded that propagation through softwood grafting in the treatment T4 i.e. April month had proved to be the best month for propagation under konkon conditions of Maharashtra.