The study was conducted during two seasons (2007-2008 and 2008-2009) at the experimental farm, Nasser Faculty of Agricultural Sciences. It aimed at choosing the most successful method of grafting Mangifera indica on permanent land directly to shorten duration of grafting on trees or nursery. Through using graft taken from some trees with high quality and productivity, grafting was undertaken right after planting new trees to save time and reduce cost. Four treatments were included in a randomized complete block design with four replicates. Results were statistically analyzed using variance analysis, and Least Significant Difference (LSD) at (5%) probability level. Treatment grafted with Abu-Saba'a species was significantly superior concerning height and diameter of stem and leaves number (53.61-53.80 cm, 1.06–1.19 cm, and 20.50– 22.25 leaf/seedling respectively). Abu-Saba'a species gave the highest values for the traits of branch height and leaves number/branch. It is obvious that grafting Mangifera indica can be grafted on permanent land directly; but with great care in selecting parent and graft. It is advisable to use the long Hindi Abu-Sinnara as a grafting parent and Abu-Saba'a species as an ideal scion in a direct grafting on permanent land.
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