Unit II: Vegitative Propagation Flashcards
Apple Stratification Period
Stratification Period: 70 - 75
Germination Period: 70 - 75%
Kaith
Stratification Period: 30 - 35 days
Germination Percent: 90 - 95%
Peach
Stratification Period: 60 -70 Days
Germination Percent: 55 - 60%
Apricot
Stratification Period: 45 - 50 Days
Germination Percent: 75 - 80%
Almond
Stratification Period: 75 - 80 Days
Germination Percent: 85 - 90%
Walnut
Stratification Period: 95 - 100 Days
Germination Percent: 80 - 85%
Peacan
Stratification Period: 70 - 75 Days
Germination Percent: 75 - 80%
It is the process of breaking, scratching, mechanically altering or softening the seed covering to make it permeable to water and gases with knives, files and sandpapers.
Scarification
Types of Scarification
- Mechanical Scarification
- Acid Scarification
- Warm Moist Scarification
- Hot Water Scarification
It is a method of handling dormant seed in which the imbibed seeds are subjected to a period of chilling to after ripen the embryo in alternate layers of sand or soil for a specific period.
Stratification
Types of Stratification
- Outdoor Stratification
- Refrigerated Stratification
refers to the procedures followed to overcome dormancy in freshly harvested fruits.
Most widely used seed priming procedures are osmo-conditioning, infusion and fluid drilling.
Seed Priming
Seed Priming Procedure
- In osmo - conditioning
- In fusion
- In fluid drilling
Types of Exogenous Dormancy
- Physical Dormancy
- Mechanical Dormancy
- Chemical Dormancy
Types of Cuttings
- Stem Cuttings
- Root Cuttings
- Leaf Cuttings
