Effect of time on budding and grafting success in jamun (Syzygium cumini Skeel)

摘要

Jamun is a hardy fruit corp. It can tolerate drought conditions if occurs for some time as well as heavy rainfall conditions. The tree is evergreen and partially deciduous under drought condition. The tree bears flowers and fruits profusely up to such an extent that many a times the branches/twigs loaded with heavy fruit load cause them to drop. The branches are brittle, i.e. they are not flexible. Jamun tree produces a large quantity of seeds, and freshly extracted seeds germinate up to 90 percent. Generally, seeds are sown in nursery and one-year-old seedlings are planted in the main field. Becuase of its medicinal values and suitability for planting as windbreak, its demand is increasing day by day that will require selected plants of superior quality and high yield potential. That is only possible when desirable mother trees are used for vegetative propagation. Therefore, main objective of the present study was to find out optimum time of budding and grafting of jamun.