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Effects of Different Grafting Techniques and Time of Grafting on Cassava Flowering and Related Characteristics
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By examining factors related to the timing and method of grafting as well as morphological changes during the initial stages of graft development, a field experiment was carried out to identify the grafting approach promoting high compatibility. At the National Root Crops Research Institute's experimental station in Umudike, Nigeria, the study was carried out from May to December 2015. Three components and eight replications made up the factorial randomized complete block design (RCBD) used to set up the experiment. ANOVA was used to compare the differences between data in all tables, and Duncan's Multiple Range Test (DMRT) was used to compare the means of quantitative features. The findings indicated that the grafting success rate increased with rootstock age. The evaluation of the cleft grafting procedure revealed that this technique had a greater grafting success rate than whip grafting. The evaluation of nighttime grafting treatment revealed that this period provided a larger proportion of grafting success than did morning grafting. The increased grafting success rate at night may be attributed to the high levels of humidity, which allow for the callus to form and stabilize the regeneration of the graft union surface between rootstocks and scions. A scion that was grafted at the age of four months produced the most seeds. The cleft grafting technique at night with rootstock between the ages of four and three months produced the optimum grafting compatibility.
