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Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Year: 2002 | Volume: 1 | Issue: 5 | Page No.: 569-570
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2002.569.570
Mechanical Bench Grafting for Apple Propagation
Muhammad Ashraf Sumrah, Allah Bakhsh , Zahid Hussain and Shafique Ahmad

Abstract: Mechanically and manually prepared stock and scion for bench grafting were adopted in four phases for apple propagation i.e., mechanically made stock and manually prepared scion, second phase was vice versa while in third stage both the stock and scion were prepared mechanically. In fourth operation all the grafting process was performed by hand made scion and stock. Maximum sprouting and success percentage of 93.2 and 83.2 respectively was recorded in the mechanically prepared scion and stock. Results proved that this operation was also the most efficient which took 95.4 minutes only to graft hundred plants of apple. In conclusion mechanical technique for bench grafting in apple propagation was recorded as the best and efficient method.

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Muhammad Ashraf Sumrah, Allah Bakhsh , Zahid Hussain and Shafique Ahmad , 2002. Mechanical Bench Grafting for Apple Propagation. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, 1: 569-570.

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