ABSTRACT An experiment about the effect of bud number on side grafting on growth of some cacao (Theobroma cacao, L) clones was conducted from March 1997 to June 1997 in Muncang village, Bodeh district of Pemalang Regency. The elevation is ± 15 meters above sea level with brown alluvial soil and pH 5,1- 6,0. This experiment is arranged factorially (2 x 4) with completely…