Influence of age of root stock on budding success and growth of patch budded jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) plants

An investigation was carried out to know the effect of age of rootstocks on budding success percentage of jackfruit. Patch budding was done on 2, 4, 6, and 8 months old rootstocks of jackfruit using variety NSP as scion material. The budded plants were kept under open sunlight for four weeks and observed for budding success.