Obtaining plants using in vitro micrografting method in some grapevine varieties (vitis vinifera l)

The aim of this study was to investigate the possibilities of application of in vitro micrografting method in vines. In the study, shoot tips with apical meristem and 1–2 leafprimordia of Early Cardinal and Yalova incisi were grafted on the cut surface of the hypocotyls of Dogridge, Salt Creek, 1613 C and 41 B American rootstocks under aseptic conditions. From all the grafting combinations tested grafted plants were produced at different rates of success. The best results were obtained from Early Cardinal/41 B and Early Cardinal/Salt Creek combinations with 80% and 71.4% grafting success rates, respectively. Considering the other characteristics Early Cardinal combinations produce better results than Yalova incisi. © 2003 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC