This document discusses the propagation methods for various acid and minor fruit crops. It provides information on the botanical name, common propagation techniques such as seed propagation, grafting, budding, layering and cuttings. It also lists some popular varieties for fruits where applicable, including acid lime, litchi, mangosteen, strawberry, rambutan, durian, persimmon, carambola, passion fruit, West Indian cherry, jamun, karonda, loquat, phalsa, avocado, apricot, quince, fig, kiwi fruit, bread fruit, egg fruit, dragon fruit and country gooseberry.

1. COMMERCIAL
PROPAGATION OF ACID
LIME AND MINOR FRUITS
-J.Delince
BSA-11-409

2. ACID LIME
 Botanically Citrus aurantifolia (F: Rutaceae)
 Propagated by seedlings ( Raised from polyembryony), budding ,
 To avoid the effect of Tristeza virus a budding of immunized bud is
done

3. PIALS
 Pre-Immunized Acid Lime Seedlings
 It is against tristeza virus
 A mild strain is inoculated in bud
 Bud is then patch budded with healthy seedlings
 This induce resistance against virus

4. LITCHI
 Botanically Litchi chinensis (F: Sapindaceae)
 Air layering, stooling, grafting
 Varieties: Soharapur, Dehradun, Seedless late,

5. MANGOSTEEN
 Botanically: Garcinia mangostana (F: Clusiaceae or Guttiferae)
 Seed propagated
 Grafting done on G. venulosa
 No cultivars due to little variation

6. STRAW BERRY
 Botannically Fragaria vesca (F: Rosaceae)
 Propagation by Runner, Clonally
 Varieties: Phenomenal, Majestic, Sujatha

7. RAMBUTAN
 Botanically Nephelium lappaceum (F: Sapindaceae)
 Seed, grafting, budding
 Varieties: Sreematjan, BR-1

8. DURIAN
 Scientific Name: Durio zebethinus Fa: Bombaceae
 Seed, Grafting, budding
 Var: Chanex, Deception

9. PERSIMON
 Botanically Diospyros kaki (F: Ebenaceae)
 Inarching on its own root stock
 Var: Fugel, Jiro, Hachiya

10. CARAMBOLA
 Botanically Averrhoa carambola (F: Oxalidaceae)
 By layering or seed
 Dah pon, Golden star

11. PASSION FRUIT
 Botanically Passiflora edulis, (F: Passifloraceae)
 Seeds, cleft grafting
 Kaveri, Golden passion fruit, Purple passion fruit

12. WEST INDIAN CHERRY
 Botannically Malphigia punicifolia (F: Malphigiaceae)
 No cultivar
 Layering

13. JAMUN
 Botanically Syzygium cumini (F: Myrtaceae)
 Seed , inarching
 Var : Ram jaman

14. KARONDA
 Botanically Carissa caranda (F: Apocynaceae)
 Seeds, budding , Inarching
 Var: Green, Pink , White

15. LOQUAT
 Botanically Eriobotrya japonica (F:Rosaceae)
 Seeds, grafting on quince rootstock
 Mammoth, Safed batia, Golden
red, Tanaka, California, Advance, Pale yellow, Golden yellow

16. PHALSA
 Botanically Grewia asiatica (F;Malvaceae)
 Seeds
 No named varieties

17. AVOCADO
 Botanically Persea Americana (F:Rosaceae)
 Mostly grafting
 Var: TKD-1, Pollock, Fuerte, Peradenia, Purple Hybrid

18. APRICOT
 Botanically Prunus Americana (F: Rosaceae)
 By grafting
 Alfred, Baiti, Beladi are the varieties

19. QUINCE
 Botanically Cydonia oblonga (F:Rosaceae)
 Mostly used as rootstock
 By cuttings

20. FIG
 Botanically Ficus carica( F: Moraceae)
 Seeds, cuttings
 Var: Capri fig, Smyrna fig, White San Pedro

21. KIWI FRUIT
 Botanically Actinidia deliciosa (F:Actinidiaceae)
 Cuttings
 Abbott, Allison, Bruno, Hayward, Monty, Tomuri

22. BREAD FRUIT
 Botanically Atrocarpus incise (f:Moraceae)
 By cuttings

23. EGG FRUIT
 Botanically Pouteria campechiana (F; Sapotaceae)
 Seeds mostly

24. DRAGON FRUIT
 Botanicallly Hylocereus undatus (F: Cactaceae)
 By vine cuttings

25. COUNTRY GOOSEBERRY
 Botanically Phyllanthus acidicus (F: Phyllanthaceae)
 By seeds, cutting

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