I, Farm Boy! Inarching Best Method In Jackfruit Asexual Propagation

In starting a farming activity, there will always be challenges and even failures which could discourage a fainthearted farmer.
I went through this when I attempted to produce thousands of clones of the EVIARC Sweet Jackfruit through asexually propagation.
Even my experienced propagators could not attain a survival of over 40% using the “Saddle” and “Cleft” grafting methods.
Both these grafting methods involve attaching a scion to a rootstock.
The scion must be defoliated and cut after 12 days when the buds are starting to form.
“Saddle” grafting means it is the scion which is split at the bottom end and the rootstock is inserted.
“Cleft” Grafting is the reverse of “Saddle” Grafting.
With both methods, however, our best survival rate was 40% as many more would die back when placed in open spaces.
It was only when a veteran plant propagator introduced “Inarching” that our survival rate improved to 95%.
In the “Inarching” method, the rootstock is cut and inserted into one side of the scion which remains attached to the mother tree.
The rootstock in the seed bag is tied to the branch and it stays there until the scion is “grabbed” by the rootstock from the mother tree.
Since the scion is not defoliated, on the 45th day, the seedling is ready to be placed in the nursery and after another 30 days, it could be planted in the field.
Today, all of our asexual propagation is done through “Inarching” and our success rate is as high as 95%.
The moral of the story here is that setbacks in farming are actually lessons which would help you discover a better way of growing plants.
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