Department of Horticulture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar 263145.
Mango cv. Dashehari plants were propagated uy inarching, veneer grafting, stone grafting, stooling and air-layering anJ planted in July 1977. Data from 1985 to 1989 show that the tree growth in terms of length, girth of main trunk and spread was higher in stone grafted and veneer grafted trees followed uy those propagated by stooling, air-layering and inarching. Stone grafted trees also gave maximum yield followed by air-layered, veneer grafted, stooled and inarched trees in that order. Cumulative growth and yield of trees in the eleventh year also showed a similar pattern. The high rate of growth of trees between 8 and 11 years of tree age was accompanied by highyields. The trees propagated by different methods also bore fruits in alternate years. repective of the treatments.
