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Asexual Propagation • A method of propagation using the vegetative parts to increase the number of species of the same kind of plant. • It is a common practice to vegetatively propagate cultivars that have desirable characteristics. Methods of Asexual Propagation CUTTING METHOD - common method of propagation ; cutting a vegetative part (stem,roots,leaf) of a parent plant. Stem Cuttings – a piece of stem is partly buried in the soil,including atleast one leaf node ; the cutting is able to produce new roots at the node. Root Cuttings – a section of the root is buried just below the soil surface and produce new shoots. Eye Cuttings – pieces of foliated or defoliated stalks with one or more eyes. Leaf Cuttings – a leaf is placed in a moist soil producing one plant at the base of the leaf. LAYERAGE / LAYERING A method of plant propagation which involves the rooting of aerial stems while attached to the parent plant. Type of Layering Simple Layering - a branch or shoot of the plant is bent on the ground and covered with soil. Compound Layering – a branch or shoot is alternately covered with soil media. The number of the segment or part of the shoot covered depends on the length. Each segment consist a NODE. Tip Layering – similar to the simple layering , the difference is the tip nearest to the ground is the one buried. Mound Layering – plants are cut back almost to ground level and allowed t sprout new shoots. Soil media is mounded up around the bas ...
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