Grafting is a technique of horticulture which uses the property of vegetative reproduction for cultivation of new plants. In grafting, the desirable characters of two or more plants are combined to produce a new and better plant. The shoot of one plant (called scion) is joined by vascular combination, to the root (called rootstock) of another plant. Some branches or buds of different plants can also be combined with the scion. This process has many benefits like:

•Plants raised by this method produce flowers and fruits earlier than those grown by seeds

•This method helps in growing plants that have lost their capacity to produce seeds.

•Plants produced are genetically similar to parent plant, and thus have all the desirable characters in them.