Studies on Wedge Grafted Adenium (Adenium obesum ) Types under Controlled Condition
Ujwal C. Khanolkar *
Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, College of Horticulture, Dapoli, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra, India.
M. H. Khanvilkar
College of Horticulture, Dapoli, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra, India.
N. V Dalvi
College of Horticulture, Dapoli, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra, India.
M. M. Kulkarni
College of Horticulture, Dapoli, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra, India.
A. V. Mane
Department of Agriculture Botany, College of Agriculture, Dapoli, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra, India.
P. R. Pawar
Directorate of Extension Education, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present Experiment was conducted at College of Horticulture, Dr. B.S.K.K.V., Dapoli, Dist. Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) during October-November of academic year 2023-2024. The experiment was laid out
in Randomized Block Design (RBD) in ten treatment and three replications. The findings showed that type ADBSKKVCOH -3 Pink had the maximum leaf area (8.61 cm2), caudex girth (22.33 mm) and survival percentage (86.67 %) also type ADBSKKVCOH-6 Dark Pink showed highest graft height (10.90 cm), maximum stem girth (9.46 mm) and number of leaves (17). Thus, type ADBSKKVCOH -3 Pink and ADBSKKVCOH -6 Dark Pink showed significant variation in growth parameters among all types.
Keywords: Adenium, type, wedge grafting, caudex, girth