Hi detailed procedure below
Preparation of old trees for budding
Male trees sufficient for pollination of female trees are left in the nutmeg garden at the rate of one male tree for every ten female trees. Care should be taken to see that the male trees left for pollination are uniformly distributed in the garden for effective pollination. Male trees of nutmeg are beheaded leaving the first tier of branches on the tree during April - May after leaving a few branches below, just before the monsoon season and the cut end is smeared with Bordeaux mixture paste to prevent fungal infection and decay. The decapitated trees are irrigated regularly till the onset of monsoon. New shoots develop from the main trunk within 45*-60 days. The newly emerged shoots are ready for budding
when they attain about 4.5 t05.0 cm girth diameter or little more than the diameter of a pencil. Budding can be done on two or three newly emerged strong shoots. oz Scion bud preparation
Brown dormant buds from orthotropic shoots (direct shoots turning from green to .. brown) of high yielding female trees of nutmeg collected on the
same day of budding are used
for budding. Patch or flap
budding could be used for
budding. A peeling test on the
shoot has to be done before
budding. If the bud peels or
separates easily from the wood,
budding can be done. The outer
bark along with the bud about
1~ inch long is removed from
the scion by giving straight cuts
bothhorizontally and vertically
just before budding.
Preparation of rootstock
Budding has to be done on
the new shoot developed on the
decapitated trees above the first
jorket. The stock also should be
active and the bark has to peel
off easily. Though budding can
be done through out the year
budding during August to
September is ideal. Care should
be taken to place the bark
correctly with the bud upwards.
Also take precaution to prevent
bud from drying, injuryor from
contamination.
Remove the outer bark a
little more than the size of the
bark to be inserted at the
internodal region by giving
three cuts two vertically and
one horizontally on the
rootstock and lift the bark as a
flap. The bud is inserted under
the flap and is secured tightly
with a polythene strip. Patch
budding can also be done and
covered with a polythene strip
enclOSing the bud. The
polythene strip is removed after
22 - 27 days after budding by
which the union would have
taken place and the flap is
removed exposing the bud.
After successful union the top
portion of the shoot of the stock
plant is cut two-three inches
above the bud. Bordeaux paste
is applied on the cut surface.
This forces the bud to grow. If
any other bud other than the
budded one develops remove
them immediately.
Ifbudding fails re budding
can be done on a different shoot.
This technique ensures 50-60
per cent success.
Top working can be used
for
1. Converting unproductive
male trees to female.
2. Converting low productive
female /bisexual trees to
high yielders.
3. For budding with trees with
certain identified/ specific
characters.
4. In situ budding for raising
plantations
