Guava Grafting | How to graft a guava plant

Guava Grafting Technique:
         Grafting is practiced to take the advantage of well developed root system of the rootstock. In guava it can be done by two ways: inarching and wedge grafting.

Approach grafting/Inarching:
        I'm use approach grafting technique in this video. Inarching or approach grafting is the oldest technique employed in many guava growing areas. This methods yields very high success (85 to 95%) during rainy season.

In this method of propagation a thin slice of bark about 2.5-3 inches in length and about 1/3 inch in thickness at a height of 15-20 cm above the ground level is removed from the rootstock with sharp knife. A similar cut is made in the branch of mother plant to be used as scion.

The cut portions of both rootstock and scion are brought together and tied firmly with the help of grafting tape. After two months, stock above and scion below the union are cut gradually. Suckers sprouting from the rootstock are also removed.