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Citrus is one of the most important group of plants in agriculture because of impact on human health, industry, and environment. Commercially, citrus plants are propagated by grafting to perpetuate plant characteristics and guarantee uniformity at harvest. Mini grafting is a variation of the conventional grafting to increase efficacy during plant citrus plant propagation. To analyze the effect of mini grafting type, as well as the kind of recipient, mini grafted plants, using T-inverted and cleft methods transplanted in tubes or plastic bags, were planted in the field with three replicates per treatment and distributed with a complete randomized design. For four months, the data for plant heigh, number of branches, canopy diameter, canopy perimeter, diameter of stem above the grafting and diameter of the stem below the grafting were recorded and analyzed with an analysis of variance (α = 0.05) and means separated with a Tukey test (α = 0.05). The results evidenced that grafting type statistically affected canopy diameter, canopy perimeter and diameter of the stem below the grafting, while the kind of recipient additionally affected plant heigh, number of branches, and diameter below the grafting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]