The Grafter's Handbook,9781844030392

The Grafter's Handbook

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ISBN13: 9781844030392
ISBN10: 1844030393
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-05-28
Publisher(s): Cassell
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Summary

Long considered the bible for professional horticulturists and hobbyists alike, this classic gardener's text offers a comprehensive grafting course, accompanied by line drawings and photographs that provide a vivid visual reference. Topics include using rootstocks from seed and cuttings, identifying viruses, and grafting established trees.

Table of Contents

Forewords 22(22)
Foreword to the First Edition 22(1)
Sir Ronald G. Hatton
Foreword to the Second Edition 23(1)
Sir Ronald G. Hatton
Foreword to the Fourth Edition 23(2)
Professor A. F. Posnette
Author's Notes
Note on the First Edition 25(1)
Note on the Second Edition 26(1)
Note on the Third Edition 26(1)
Note on the Fourth Edition 26(1)
Note on the Fifth Edition 27(2)
Glossary
29(6)
Reasons for Grafting
35(1)
The Plant as seen by the Grafter
36(256)
Grafting in Nature and Antiquity
39(10)
Compatibility and Cambial Contact
49(19)
Compatibility
Compatibility in relation to age
Delayed symptoms of incompatibility
Possible causes of incompatibility
Cambial Contact
Tissue changes induced by grafting
Pressure within and without
Rootstocks and their Propagation
68(30)
Rootstocks from Seed
Sources of seed
Collecting the seed
Storing: Apple (Pyrus malus); Holly (Ilex aquifolia); Plum (Prunus spp.); Rose (Rosa canina, R. dumetorum, and other spp.)
Stratification in situ
Sowing
Transplanting
Vegetative Rootstock Propagation
Rootstocks from Cuttings
The use of hormone substances: the concentrated dip method; the dust method
Shoot cuttings
Hard-wood cuttings: warm storage treatment
Soft-wood cuttings: mist propagation; cuttings in cold frames; cuttings under double protection
Leaf-bud cuttings
Root cuttings
Rootstocks from Layers
Stooling
Layering-etiolation method
Marcotting
Other methods of layering
Grading Rootstocks
Length of Time between Planting and Working
The Collection and Treatment of Scion-wood
98(7)
Trueness to Name
Virus Diseases
Labelling
Herbaceous and Leafy Scions
Scions for Bud-grafting
Unpetioled bud-wood
Pre-girdled scions
Dormant bud-wood
Scions for Dormant Grafting
Disinfection of Scion-wood
Storage of Prepared Scions
Tools and Accessories
105(25)
Knives
The general grafting knife
The budding knife
The two-edged (Mexican) knife
The surgical knife
The double-bladed knife
The pruning or trimming knife
Sharpening the knife
Cleaving Tools and Mallets
The Combined Grafter
The Inlaying Chisel
Grafting Machines
Secateurs
Saws
Disinfection of Tools
Graft Seals and Wound Dressings
Grafting-clay or pug
Hot grafting-waxes
Cold brush waxes
Rubber latex
Hand mastics
Bitumen emulsions
Paraffin wax
Petroleum jelly
Waxed cloth and adhesive tape
Wax Heaters
Wax Brushes
Tying Materials or Ligatures
Raffia
Rubber budding strips
Plastic strips
Rubber sheet for herbaceous material
Rubber patches
Waxed cotton or twine
Various fibres
Other Fastenings and Wrappings
Nails
Graft clips and metal strips
Metal foil wraps
Bags, sleeves, and covers
Splints
Shoot guides
Methods of Grafting
130(92)
Rind Grafts and Cleft Grafts
Autumn grafting outdoors
The Main Divisions of Grafting
Approach Grafting
True Approach Grafting
Spliced approach graft
Tongued approach graft
Inlay approach graft
Rind approach graft
Bottle grafting
Applied graft
Inarching
Cleft inarching
Rind inarching
Bridging
Detached Scion Grafting
Bud Grafting
Shield budding: modifications of shield budding; the inverted T incision; slanting incisions; inclined incisions; incisions in the form of a cross; use of dormant buds (`June' budding)
Double shield budding
Patch budding
Flute budding
Ring budding (annular budding)
Tubular budding
Forkert budding (brown budding): modified Forkert budding; green strip budding
`Tailor's goose' budding
`Window' budding
Chip budding (plate budding): chip budding in the cotyledon stage; modified chip budding; inlay chip budding
Prong budding
Aftercare of bud grafts
Inlay and Veneer Grafting
Inlay graft
Kerf graft
Split budding
Veneer graft
Veneering with green shoots (inlay chip budding)
Plug graft
Veneering with rind only
Apical Grafting
Splice graft (whip graft)
Whip-and-tongue graft: whip-and-tongue graft with two scions
Double tongue graft (big tongue graft)
Split-scion graft
Tailed-scion graft
Modified rind graft (du Breuil's method)
Saddle graft: modified saddle graft; strap or bastard saddle graft; Somerset saddle graft
Wedge or cleft graft: wedge grafting in the cotyledon stage; wedge grafting the growing-point; petiole wedge graft; oblique wedge graft; strapped wedge graft
Gap graft (Pfarrer Dees's graft)
Abut graft (`end-to-end' graft)
Crown graft
Side Grafting
Side cleft graft
Spliced side graft (veneer side graft)
Side tongue graft
Slotted side graft
Scooped side graft
Side rind graft
Awl graft (needle graft)
Peg graft
Leaf graft
Bench Grafting
Bench grafting on roots
Cutting grafting
Nurse grafting: additional leaves; X cuttings; suckling; veneered cuttings
Bench grafting large stocks
Propagating shy-rooting stocks during tree construction
Tree-raising in Nurseries
222(25)
Tree-raising in the Open
Fruit Trees and Kindred Subjects
Methods of grafting: budding; whip-and-tongue grafting
Speed in grafting
High-worked trees
High-worked bush fruits
Double-working: to overcome incompatibility; stem-building; disease-resistant stems or frameworks; to promote frost hardiness; to curtail vigour and increase fruiting
Plant-lifting machines
Grafting Under Glass
Roses
Rhododendrons and Azaleas
Sorbus (Aucuparia Section)
Spruce (Picea spp.)
Gypsophila
Broom
Grafting Established Trees
247(38)
To Change Varieties
Season for grafting
Preparatory measures
Topworking
General
Cleft graft (split graft)
Oblique cleft graft
Rind graft (crown graft)
Veneer crown graft (Tittel's graft)
Strap graft
Aftercare of topworked trees
Frameworking
General
Length of scions
Position of scions
Stub graft
Side graft
Oblique side graft
Inverted L rind graft
Slit graft
Aftercare of frameworked trees
Provision of pollinators
To Repair and Improve
Bridge Grafting
Bridging incompatible unions
Inarching and Approach Grafting
In Conclusion
285(7)
Misuse of Grafting
Stock/Scion Interaction
Graft-hybrids, Chimaeras, and `Specific Influence'
Grafting as an Aid to the Investigator
Invention of Grafts
References 292(9)
Appendix I Pears on Quince Rootstocks 301(1)
Appendix II Plum Rootstocks and Their Uses 302(1)
Appendix III Plum Rootstock/Scion Combinations to Avoid 303(1)
Appendix IV Replant Diseases and Their Control 304(2)
Appendix V Weed Control in Nurseries by Herbicides 306(2)
Appendix VI Micrografting 308(5)
Index 313

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