Main effect of pruning levels, fertilizer doses, water
management techniques and varieties on grafting success
and growth parameters in rejuvenated trees
The main effect of pruning level, fertilizer level, water
conservation techniques and varieties has great influence
on graft success and growth of the scion of rejuvenated
trees. Significant effect of pruning level recorded on linear
growth of scion, highest growth (53.54 cm) noted in P1
followed by P2 (50.45), whereas lowest in P3. However the
P2 had highest number of laterals (11.41) and graft success
37.55 (37.97) per cent. The fertilizer dose had significant
impact on the different growth parameters and graft success.
Significantly highest linear growth (52.27 cm) and diameter
of laterals (5.84 mm) were recorded in F1 and number of
laterals (10.58) and graft success (29.50%) were noted in
F2 level. The linear growth (52.25 cm), number of laterals
(10.47), diameter of laterals (5.37) and graft success (27.73)
were recorded significantly high in W1 water harvesting
structure. The V1 (Waris) variety had significant effect on
linear growth of scion (54.61 cm) and graft success
(36.12%), however varietal difference for number of laterals
and their diameter found non-significant (Table 1).