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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2018, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (25): 77-81.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb17100016

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Graft Compatibility of Four Vietnamese Section Chrysantha Species

  

  • Received:2017-10-10 Revised:2018-08-10 Accepted:2018-01-25 Online:2018-09-07 Published:2018-09-07

Abstract: Grafting compatibility of four Section chrysantha species of Vietnam, C. tamdaoensis, C. phanii, C. hakodae, C. rosmannii, with different rootstocks was investigated. These Section chrysantha species are native to Vietnam. The camellia rootstocks being tested were C. osmantha, C. japonica‘Hei Mu Dan’, C. ‘maozi’, and C. oleifera. It was found that when grafted on young rootstock seedlings, C. tamdaoensis had the highest survival and sprouting rates and the largest new stem growth. When tested with 12 combinations of two different heights of rootstocks and three different types of growth regulators, C. rosmannii and C. osmantha showed the highest compatibility, with an over 70% survival rate. In particular, nine of 12 combinations resulted in at least 80% survival rate and six combinations led to at least 90% survival rate for C. rosmannii when grafted on C. osmantha. C. rosmannii and C. tamdaoensis showed higher survival and sprouting rates and larger new stem growth than C. phanii and C. hakodae, when grafted on big C. osmantha rootstocks. It was also found that the optimal month for C. tamdaoensi grafting with C. osmantha as rootstock was August. Overall, C. tamdaoensis and C. rosmannii performed better than the other two Vietnamese Section chrysantha species on the tested rootstocks. C. osmantha was found the best rootstock for these Vietnamese Section chrysantha species, followed by C. ‘maozi’.