Studies on effect of different age of rootstocks on softwood grafting in Aonla ( Phyllanthus Emblica L.)

Abstract

Investigations were undertaken in the Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamil Nadu, India during 2015- 2017 to “studies on effect of different age of rootstocks on softwood grafting in Aonla (Phyllanthus emblica l.) Softwood grafts were prepared from different age of rootstock from three months to twelve months old rootstock. There were ten treatments replicated thrice in a completely randomized block design. Among the different age rootstocks tried in this experiment, the grafts prepared from eight months old rootstock had registered highest values for days taken for graft union, graft success percentage, shoot length, number of leaves total biomass and graft survival percentage.