Abstract
Grafting height has a significant impact on plant growth and the development of many fruits including mango. The present study was planned to optimize the height of mango rootstock for grafting at the nursery level. Three different varieties of scion (Sindhri, Sufaid Chaunsa, Chenab Gold) were grafted at three different heights (8inch, 12inch and 16inch) using wedge/cleft grafting technique on desi mango nursery seedlings. Results showed that grafting height and scion variety have a significant impact on the growth and development of mango nursery plants. Different parameters were examined and results showed that Sindhri scion grafted at 16 inches’ height significantly improved, number of flushes (2.62), number of leaves (14.55), stem girth (14.25mm), plant height (56.16cm), scion length (18.62cm), superoxide dismutase (3.70 U mg-1 protein), peroxidase (0.96 U mg-1 protein), chlorophyll b contents (6.6 g/kg). However, the scion of Chenab Gold grafted at 12 inches, performed best for grafting survival percentage (97.5 %). So it was concluded that Chenab Gold Scion performed best at 16 inches grafting height for plant growth in all aspects as compared to other scion varieties and grafting height.
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