Preparation of grafted plants for colchicines
treatment
Grafted plants were prepared for the
colchicine treatment using cotton wool and plastic
tape. A small piece of cotton wool was placed
closely under the bud to absorb the colchicine
solution in each treatment. Then, the scion bud
and cotton wool were wrapped with budding
tape, leaving a space for placing colchicine drops.
Colchicine was dropped onto the scion bud and
absorbed by the cotton wool. Shoots and leaves
emerged from the scion bud by 30 d after the