Glossary

Epicotyl grafting uses the young stem above the seed leaves of a newly germinated seedling as the grafting stock. It is also called stone grafting in mango nursery practice. The tender stock and attached seed reserves make handling and timing important, and performance depends on local growing conditions and suitable scion material. It is a nursery propagation technique, not a reason to graft onto a damaged sprout or assume every seedling is immediately ready for the procedure.