Resource Book on Horticulture Nursery Management

(particularly in the drier areas) has been standardized and needs popularization. Aonla
scion shoots can safely be stored and transported in sphagnum moss or moist newspaper
for 5-7 days with ample success.
Grafts of Aonla ready for sale in a Nursery
Grape (Vitis vinifera)
Rootstocks: Rootstocks are being used in Indian viticulture to overcome the adverse
effects of salinity and drought and also to modify the scion physiology and morphology
in terms of vigor, fruitfulness, bunches and berry characters etc. From available rootstock
in the active Germplasm collection promising ones are under evaluation for drought and
salt tolerance. Dogridge rootstock was known for its drought and salt tolerance in major
grape growing regions of India and hence its compatibility with the promising varieties of
grapes like Thompson Seedless and its mutants has been established. As a result it was
widely accepted rootstock in India. Of late, Dogridge rootstock is posing few problems
like uneven bud burst after pruning, less fruitfulness and increased deadwood in the
cordons, which has been attributed to its more vigor inducing capacity to scions under
heavy black cotton soils.
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