Transcript Grafting

Grafting
History
ancient technique
practiced as early as 1,000 BC
employed widely by the
Romans centuries later
Grafting
two different plants are united
so they grow together as one
Scion - top - vegetative part
Stock - bottom - root part
Reasons for use
give plants stronger more
disease resistant roots
cause dwarfing
top working - grafting many
different varieties to the limbs
of one tree
Reasons for use
insert different variety for
cross pollination
propagate plants difficult to
bud
Requirements
compatibility
must be related to each other
to enable the stock and scion to
grow together
Requirements
Scion wood
one year old
vigorous growth
Requirements
Timing
stock and scion should be
dormant or have no leaves
Matching of tissue
cambium of two matched plant
parts must come in close
contact with each other
cambium cannot be allowed to
dry out
Waterproofing
immediately after making
graft, cut surfaces must be
covered with a waterproof
grafting compound