Standardization of vegetative propagation in Terminalia chebula Retz
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2022-10
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Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu
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The present investigation entitled “Standardization of vegetative propagationin Terminalia chebula Retz.” was carried out in the Experimental Farm of Division of Agroforestry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, Chatha, during the year 2022. The experiment was laid out in complete randomized design (CRD factorial) with three replications. Scions of Terminalia chebulaRetz. were grafted on three different rootstocks viz.Terminalia chebula Retz. (R1), Terminalia belliricaRoxb. (R2) and Terminalia arjunaBedd.(R3). The grafting and budding methods used were cleft grafting (V1), side-veneer grafting (V2) and patch budding (V3). In total there were 9 treatment combinations. Various parameters studied were number of days taken to bud sprouting, graft take ratio, graft survival ratio, graft shoot diameter (mm)(60 DAG & 90 DAG), number of shoots per plant(60 DAG & 90 DAG), number of leaves per plant(60 DAG & 90 DAG), shoot length above graft union (cm)(60 DAG & 90 DAG), total shoot length (cm) (60 DAG & 90 DAG), shoot biomass (g), length of primary root (cm), number of secondary roots, root biomass (g), root:shoot ratio. The results showed thatout of all the grafting techniques cleft grafting (V1) was most promising as it showed significant results on principal parameters like graft survival ratio and graft take ratio, patch budding was also successful in certain parameters like number of days taken to bud sprouting, graft shoot diameter (mm), shoot length above graft union (cm) and total shoot length (cm).In case of rootstocks Terminalia arjuna Bedd. (R3) performed well on most of the growth parameters. Overall, treatment combination R3V1 (Terminalia arjuna Bedd. x cleft grafting) showed best results among all. It could be due to the better cambium fusion in cleft grafting and comparatively better root morphology of Terminalia arjuna Bedd. which might amelioratethe uptake of nutrient and moisture. Therefore, it can be concluded from the present study that the Terminalia arjuna Bedd.as a rootstock can successfully be cleft grafted with superior Terminalia chebula Retz. scion to obtain better results.
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Preferred for your work. Dogra, D. 2022. STANDARDIZATION OF VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION IN Terminalia chebula Retz. M.Sc. Thesis, SKUAST-Jammu, India.