Resource Book on Horticulture Nursery Management

1. Standards for Grafting Operation in Fruit Plants in Nursery
There are various standards of production different fruit plants for making available
for sale to the customers.
Sr
No
Name of Fruit
Plant
Type of
Grafting
Period of
Grafting
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Standard
for Success
Rate for
Grafting
Grafting
Capacity
per man
day
01 Mango Stone
Grafting
June-August 40-50% 150
Softwood July-
40-50% 150
Grafting September
Approach September- 60-70% 75
Grafting February
Veneer September-
40% 75
Grafting February
02 Guava Tongue
Layering
July-October 60-70% 150
03 Pomegranate Air Layering July-October 60-70% 175
04 Sapota Softwood
Grafting
July 40-50% 150
Approach September- 60-70% 75
Grafting February
05 Cashew Softwood
Grafting
Year round 60-65% 200
06 Sweet Orange and
Santra
T-Budding December 60-65% 200
2. Standards for Saleable Age of Fruit Plants
The standards for saleable age of various fruit plants is mentioned which should be
followed by the nursery grower:
Sr No Name of the Fruit Plant Type of Grafting
Minimum Age for Selling
the plants in the nursery
01 Guava Tongue Layering 45 days after removal from
mother plants
02 Pomegranate Air layering 45 days after removal from
mother plants
03 Sapota Softwood and
Approach Grafting
60 days after removal from
mother plants when the
leaves fully turn green
04 Santra and Sweet Orange Budding 150 days after budding
05 Cashew Epicotyl Grafting 120 days after grafting