The following points highlight the six main methods of vegetative propagation of fruit plants. The methods are: 1. Cutting 2. Layering 3. Budding 4. Grafting 5. Specialized Organs 6. Micro Propagation. Method # 1. Plant Propagation by Cutting: Many types of plants, both woody and herbaceous, are frequently propagated by cuttings. A cutting is a vegetative plant part which is [...]
Plant propagation is defined as the multiplication of plants by both sexual and asexual means. Type # 1. Sexual Propagation: Plants are raised from seeds and such plants are known as seedlings. Advantages: 1. Seedlings are long lived, hardy, bear more heavily and are easier to propagate. 2. This is the only method of propagation in phalsa and papaya where [...]
In the propagation of plants by soft wood herbaceous cuttings and leaf cuttings, one of the main problems is the loss by wilting due to desiccation before the cuttings have produced roots. In some other situations, when atmospheric temperature rises suddenly after rooting, the young roots are unable to absorb moisture from the soil at a rate, at which it [...]