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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

The better the fit, the LESS callus is visible on the graft.  Usually the ones that show a lot of callus aren't fitted well, so the stock and scion have to produce more callus to bridge the gap.  Good commercial grafts made with exact-fitting stock and scion often have nothing but a thin line of callus showing at the union.
Otherwise, try painting the union with rooting hormone, such as Dip 'N' Grow.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com  Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
On Dec 18, 2006, at 6:09 PM, rob hamilton wrote:

A question for you long time grafters out there..

I am doing a science project, and I want try to get as much callus tissue on the graft as I can.  What factors effect the amount of callus tissue formed on a graft?

Robert
 


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