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Approach grafting joins two plants while each still has its own root system during the early healing period. After a secure connection forms, the unwanted parts are removed in stages to leave the intended scion on the chosen rootstock. This can reduce immediate scion dehydration in mango propagation, but it requires positioning and supporting both plants carefully. The joined stems still need close tissue contact and enough time to heal before either plant is separated.
Air layering is encouraging a branch to form roots while it remains attached to the parent plant, commonly by treating a wounded section and enclosing it in moist medium. Although it works well for some fruit species, mango is generally propagated more reliably by grafting onto seedling rootstocks. A layer must develop adequate roots before separation, and roots can be fragile afterward. Do not assume a technique demonstrated on another tropical fruit will give the same success or tree structure on mango.
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