Commercial Propagation Methods of Horticultural Crops – AgriBooks
Plant Propagation: Plant propagation can be defined as controlled reproduction of a plant by a man in order to perpetuate a selected individual, or group of individuals which is having specific values to him. Multiplication of plant is called propagation.
Types of Propagation: (i) Sexual Propagation in Plants (ii) Asexual Propagation in Plants (iii) Plant Propagation by Tissue Culture
Commercial propagation methods of Horticulture crops are mentioned in table below:
Commercial Propagation Method | Horticulture Crop |
Seed | Papaya, Phalsa, Acid lime, Coconut, Arecanut, Passion Fruit, Cape gooseberry, Oil Palm, Cocoa, Coffee |
Seed, Hard wood cutting | Karonda, Jatropha |
Soft wood cutting | Geranium, Bougainvillea and other annual ornamental plant |
Seed, Inarching | Mangosteen |
Seed, T-budding | Pummelo |
Seed, Insitu-Budding | Wood Apple |
Softwood Cutting, Leaf Node Cutting | Tea |
Hard wood cutting | Fig, Pomegranate, Grape, Deshi Gulab, Bougainvillea, Duranta |
Simple Layering and Compound Layering | Jasmine (Chameli, Jhui, Mogra) |
Air layering | Lemon, Cherry, Lemon, Avocado |
Stooling | Guava |
Suckers | Banana, Bamboo, Teak |
Offshoot & Suckers | Date palm, |
Suckers and slips | Pineapple |
Suckers and Tip cutting | Chrysanthemum |
Runners | Dubgrass, strawberry |
Patch Budding | Aonla, Jamun, Peanut, Beal |
Ring Budding | Ber |
T-Budding (Shield Budding) | Mandarin, Sweet Orange, Peach, Plum, Almond, Grape Fruit, Olive |
Tongue Grafting | Apple, Pear, Apricoat |
Inarching | Sapota, Jack Fruit, Loquat, Avacado |
Veneer Grafting | Mango |
Forecut Budding | Rubber |
Crown Grafting | Persimon |
Tuber | Potato, Cassava, Arrow root and Dahlia |
Rhizome | Turmeric, Ginger and Waterlily |
Corm | Colocasia, Glandulas, Yam |
Clove | Garlic |
Bulb | Tuberose |
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