Standardization of Grafting Techniques: Unlocking the Potential of Pomegranate (Punica granatum Linn.)

An Experiment was conducted at Department of Agriculture, School of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Shridhar University, Pilani, Rajasthan, India during 2023-2024. Softwood grafting and (T1 on June 15; T2 on June 30; T3 on July 15; T4; on July 30; T5 on August 15; T6 on August 30), tongue grafting (T7 on June 15; T8 on June 30; and T9 on July 15, T10 on 30th July, T11 on August15, T12 on August 30) these were the 12 grafting techniques that used as treatments in the study. For this study, one-year-old Ganesh seedlings were utilized as the rootstock. Experiment T3, which entailed grafting softwood on July 15th, had the highest outcomes in terms of early bud break (15.16 days), improved sprouting percentage (57.32%) at 150 DAG, and grafting success (74%), at 60 DAG. When softwood and whip & tongue grafting methods were compared, softwood grafting produced better results in terms of bud break, sprouting percentage, and grafting success.