Grafting Time and Rootstock Height in Mango

Mango seedlings grafted in September month recorded significantly maximum survival percentage, plant height, diameter of stem, leaf area, number of leaves, fresh weight of leaf, dry weight of leaf, root length, root diameter, fresh weight of root and dry weight of root and sprouted early.Among different height of rootstocks, the survival percentage, plant height, diameter of stem, leaf area, number of leaves, fresh weight of leaf, dry weight of leaf, root length, root diameter, fresh weight of root, and dry weight of root were observed significantly highest in seedlings grafted with height of rootstock 20 cm and also required minimum days for sprouting.Thus it had been concluded that seedlings grafted in month of September with height of rootstock 20 cm shown better results.