Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
Grafting is a vegetative propagation technique where a scion (desirable shoot) is joined with a rootstock (established root system).
Graft incompatibility occurs when the graft union fails to form a successful, long-term functiol connection.
Step 2: Detailed Explation:
Let us examine the causes of graft incompatibility:
- Statement (I): Atomical or physiological mismatch between the scion and the rootstock leads to poor cambial alignment.
If the cambial layers do not align or if there is taxonomic divergence, the cells cannot differentiate into functiol vascular tissues.
Thus, no proper matching between scion and rootstock is a primary cause.
So, Statement (I) is correct.
- Statement (II): When vascular tissues (xylem and phloem) fail to connect properly across the graft interface, water and mineral transport from the rootstock to the scion is severely restricted.
This vascular block starves both the scion and the rootstock, leading to graft failure or leaf yellowing and death.
So, Statement (II) is correct.
Since both statements accurately describe the atomical causes and physical consequences of graft incompatibility, both statements are correct.
Step 3: Fil Answer:
Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct.
Hence, the correct option is (A).