Fruit Crop Propagation Method - Wedge Grafting

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Introduction

In general, the propagation of fruit crops by wedge grafting is a method of mounting a part from selected crop (scion/shoot) to the rootstock before a new seedlings is produced.

Among the fruit crops that are suitable for this method are durian, mango and mangosteen.

Advantages

Maintains original fruit crops characteristics

Disadvantages

Requires skills
Requires rootstock
Moderate success percentage (depending on skills)
The mature fruit crops are likely to snap at the grafting area if pruning is not done regularly

Equipment and Materials


Scion/Shoot		Grafting knife, scateur, binding tape, transparent plastic wrap


Rootstock (sown from seeds that are 5-7 months old)

Methods

		Cut at the middle of the rootstock using a scateur
		The cut at the rootstock should be the same diameter as the scion/shoot to be used later
		Make a vertical cleavage of about 1-2cm in the middle of the stem of the rootstock using a grafting knife
		Prepare the scion/shoots by removing the leaves and twigs and leaving 3-4 shoots that have been cut in half
		Make a wedge-shaped cut at the base of the scion stem/shoot
		These wedge-shaped cut should best fit into the cleavage of the rootstock made earlier
		Insert the scion/shoot into the cleavage of the rootstock
		Make sure the cleavage on the rootstock is not broken when the scion/shoot is inserted
		Tie the bonded parts using binding tape
		The ties must not loose so that the cleavage of the rootstock and scion/shoots bonded neatly
		Cover the scion/shoot with a transparent plastic wrap
		Place the grafted rootstock under the shade of 30-40% sunlight penetration
		Depending on the type of fruit crop, after 14-30 days, new shoots will appear
		Removes the transparent plastic wrap and the binding tape.