Artificial propagation Flashcards
What is artificial propagation?
Pieces off plant are used to grow more plants which will be identical to the parent plant
Who is artificial propagation carried out by?
Humans
What is it faster than?
Planting seeds and waiting for them to grow
What are traditional examples?
Stem and leaf cuttings
How do you take a stem cutting
Select healthy, squat and fat shoots.
Remove them from the parent plant by cutting immediately above the bud.
Remove the flower buds and lower leaves from the bottom half of each cutting and cut the stem just under a node, where there is concentration of plants own hormones
How can we improve success rates of taking a stem cutting?
Dip the base of each cutting in a small amount of rooting hormone to stimulate root growth.
Place each cutting into water or directly into rooting powder
