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["Lucky Pittman" <lpittman@murraystate.edu>]

Chris, 
I was taught to graft using Parafilm - and use it on virtually everything I
graft. 
But, as Hector indicated, tensile strength is not its strong point - and it
will degrade somewhat as UV light affects it, so, I always wrap with a
budding rubber in addition - though with fast-callusing stuff like
apples/pears, sometimes I just over-wrap the graft union with a couple of
layers of masking tape. 

Lucky

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Chris Garriss
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 2:07 PM
To: Nafex
Subject: [NAFEX] Parafilm

Does anyone have comments / instructions of any kind for using Parafilm in
grafting?  I've never used / attempted to use it, and someone has offered
to give me some to try.  I'd really appreciate any input or experience that
anyone has.

Thanks,
Chris
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