Insights into vegetative propagation of moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.)
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The present study was conducted at the Department of Vegetable Science, College of Agriculture, KAU with a view toexamine suitability of various moringa rootstocks for grafting the high-yielding variety, ‘Anupama’. The impact of lengthand maturity of stem cuttings were also studied. Among the four rootstocks utilized for grafting ‘Anupama’ scions, thehighest success rate was observed when ‘Anupama’ was used as a rootstock, followed by Moringa stenopetala. This studypresents the first documentation of graft compatibility between M. oleifera and M. stenopetala. Wound healing wasobserved within three weeks post-grafting by histological analyses of the graft union. There was a significant decrease inthe yield gap in second year between grafted plants and those propagated from cuttings. Moringa propagation usinghardwood cuttings ranging from 55 to 60 cm in length demonstrated comparable sprouting percentage, root and sproutgrowth to 1.5 m long cuttings. Grafting proves to be an efficient technique for successful vegetative propagation ofmoringa, similar to traditional limb cuttings, which can produce maximum vegetative propagules. The stem cuttingsobtained from mother plant was increased to two or three-fold by using shorter hardwood cuttings.
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