R. M. SAMISH
A. GUR
The budding of 1-year-old seedlings is the most widely used method of propagating avocado in Israel. Although excellent results have been obtained with split- and sidegrafting of several weeks-old avocado seedlings (15), these methods are rather tedious and require special equipment, such as glass houses. Budding, performed mainly in autumn, usually gives a satisfactory bud take, when observed several weeks later. However, during the subsequent winter many buds die, others are shed, in spite of the fact that the "shields" carrying them remain alive. According to Oppenheimer (11) only about 50% of the budded avocado seedlings in Israel reach the "maiden" stage.
R. M. SAMISH
A. GUR
The budding of 1-year-old seedlings is the most widely used method of propagating avocado in Israel. Although excellent results have been obtained with split- and sidegrafting of several weeks-old avocado seedlings (15), these methods are rather tedious and require special equipment, such as glass houses. Budding, performed mainly in autumn, usually gives a satisfactory bud take, when observed several weeks later. However, during the subsequent winter many buds die, others are shed, in spite of the fact that the "shields" carrying them remain alive. According to Oppenheimer (11) only about 50% of the budded avocado seedlings in Israel reach the "maiden" stage.