Rajat Sharma*, P.N. Singh, D.C. Dimri, Shweta Uniyal, Vishal Nirgude and Manpreet Singh
Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar 263 145, Uttarakhand
email: rajathorti10@gmail.com
Received-07.02.2020, Revised-26.02.2020
Abstract: An experiment was conducted to study the propagation of low-chill peaches in Tarai region of Uttarakhand. Three different methods of propagation viz., chip budding, T-budding and tongue grafting were practiced during period of experiment. Growth parameters and economic study was made in peach cv. Shan-e-Punjab. The results of the experiment revealed that treatment tongue grafting practiced on 20th January was found superior for almost all the parameter studied except for days taken for sprouting initiation, which was least (6.00 days) with grafting on 20th February. The parameters such as graft diameter, number of branches, plant height, saleable plants, number of leaves, leaf area, number of primary and secondary roots, fresh weight of roots and shoots and root to shoot ratio were found to be maximum in case of tongue grafting followed by chip budding. However, economics of experiment as benefit cost ratio was found higher (2.08) in chip budded plant as compared to tongue grafting (1.78) and T-budding (0.81).
Keywords: peach, propagation, tongue grafting, T-budding, chip budding
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