Department of Pomology, Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan 173 230
The experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of chip budding in comparison with the recommended methods of vegetative propagation in apple, viz. tongue grafting and ‘T’ budding. Chip budding performed during mid-February was observed to be much superior to tongue grafting during March and T-budding performed during May, June and September in terms of bud take success, growth of grafts and proportion of saleable plants. Therefore, it may be recommended for the propagation of apple on a commercial scale.
