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GREEN BUDDING AND GRAFTING IN CACAO NURSERIES
Article number
53_35
Pages
263 – 272
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Abstract
After an introductory discussion on vegetative propagation of cacao by budding or grafting as an alternative to the use of cuttings for clonal planting material, greenhouse experiments conducted on green budding and grafting of two- to six-week old seedling rootstocks are described.
For budding, the modified Forkert method, and for grafting, the sidegrafting method were found to be most suitable, both methods resulting in percentages of successful take ranging between 90 and 100. For practical purposes, however, budding in the nurseries is to be preferred to grafting.
A tubelar budding knife has been developed, allowing mechanization of the budding operation to a certain extent.
For budding, the modified Forkert method, and for grafting, the sidegrafting method were found to be most suitable, both methods resulting in percentages of successful take ranging between 90 and 100. For practical purposes, however, budding in the nurseries is to be preferred to grafting.
A tubelar budding knife has been developed, allowing mechanization of the budding operation to a certain extent.
Green budding of very young rootstocks in the nurseries should enable the establishment of cacao plantings from well-grown buddings within 5–6 months.
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Authors
G. Giesberger, W.A. Coster
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