The present investigation entitled “Standardization of the suitable propagation method in apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) under western Uttar Pradesh conditions” was carried out at Horticultural Research Centre of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut – 250110 during 2022-23. In this study, three propagation methods namely tongue grafting, cleft grafting, and side grafting were selected with three replications. The different parameters for these propagation methods were recorded to evaluate the best propagation method. Climate was the major challenge in this study because of sub-tropical conditions and apple being a temperate fruit crop it was more challenging to propagate them in sub-tropical conditions. In order to overcome this situation, we used low chilling varieties of apple viz., Anna, HRMN-99 and Dorsett Golden. When plants were tongue grafted it took the minimum days (12.51) to bud intake and showed the maximum results in scion diameter (1.51 cm), rootstock diameter (1.82 cm), number of leaves (37.24), leaf area (11.72) and survival percentage (91.67%) and maximum results were found in percent success at 30 days (82.22%), number of branches (8.50) and plant height (54.76 cm) when plants were cleft grafted.

Malus × domestica Borkh., Propagation, Tongue Grafting, Cleft Grafting, Side Grafting and Low chilling

In this study, some low chilling varieties of apple viz., Anna, Dorsett Golden and HRMN-99 were grafted on apple rootstocks with different grafting methods viz., Tongue grafting, Cleft grafting and Side grafting. Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that tongue grafting is the most suitable propagation method for Apple, followed by cleft grafting in western Uttar Pradesh conditions.

Vinayak, Satya Prakash, Arvind Kumar, S.K. Tripathi, Bijendra Singh, R.S. Sengar, Saurabh Kumar Singh and Amit Kumar (2023). Standardization of the suitable Propagation Method in Apple (Malus× domestica Borkh.) under Western Uttar Pradesh conditions. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(8): 47-51.