"Heiye" litchi variety improvement by top grafting
[Objective]Variety improvement of "Heiye" litchi by top grafting was conducted to provide the best scion combination for litchi quality improvement and growth period adjustment in Guangxi.[Method]Heavily retroactive pruned 13 years old "Heiye" Litchi tree,12 litchi varieties such as "Feizixiao","Guifeihong" and "Caomeili" were top grafting.Survival rate,growth and yield after top grafting were compared and analyzed.[Result]The results showed that the highest rate of graft living was "Feizixiao" (86.6%),then "Guihuaxiang" (74.6%) and "Guifeihong" (71.3%),and the lowest was "Yingshanhong" (17.1%)and "Jizhuili" (26.1%)."Guiwei","Wuheli","Qinzhouhongli" and "Heli" appear swelled in grafting position,grew weakly with yellow leaf blade and had no yield.Eight varieties,"Guifeihong","Caomeili","Guinuo","Yingshanhong","Jizuili","Feizixiao" and "Mili",grew and produced fruit normally.The average yield per plant grafting after 4 years was around 15.0 to 49.5 kg.The highest was "Feizixiao" (49.5 kg)and the yield of "Guifeihong" was 40.6 kg.[Conclusion]With "Guiluo","Yingshanhong","Guihuaxiang" and "Mili" as scion grafted onto the intermediate stock of "Heiye",the affinity is good,hence they are the optimal scion combination.
"Heiye" litchivariety improvement by top graftingscion combination