Friday, July 23, 2010

Grafted Mango Tree

















After five to six years it will bear fruit and ready for mango fruit production.

Maintainance of grafted seedlings
















The grafted seedlings were maintained by watering at the basal portion, weekly spraying of fungicide, and weeding on each pot.

Succeed Grafted Mango Seedlings














To induce branching by decapitating the growing point of the shoot....

Monday, July 19, 2010

Grafting Information

Grafting was done during sunny day to avoid fungus incidence. The grafted seedlings were placed in an area were "Sunlight" can penetrate. Watering was done only at the base of the grafted seedlings when there is no rain and the surface of the pot dried up.

Polyethylene Plastic












Ten strips of one-inch wide white polyethylene plastic with a dimension of 8 x 13 x .003 was used in tying up the grafted area so that the grafted area will not get wet when raining and watering........

Grafting knife




















In "grafting seedlings" needs very sharp Grafting knife so that the scion and the stock should be of equal diameter. It is highly successful if done properly because there's a considerable cambial contact and it heals quickly and makes a strong union....

The Scion and Rootstock of Mango Seedling













These are newly grafted seedlings look like!!!! The experts practice of uniting parts of two plants so that they grow as one. The scion, or cion, the part grafted onto the stock or rooted part, may be a single bud, as in budding, or a cutting that has several buds.