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Propagation Terms
accumulation of
photosynthates and
hormones
LAYERING
Tip
Simple
Compound or
Serpentine
Air
Air Layering
Layering
Layering
AIR LAYERING
TYPES OF PLANT
REPRODUCTION
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION - Involves using
seed to propagate plants. Flowers are
important because they contain the
reproductive organs.
ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION - Involves
reproducing plants by using vegetative
parts of the plant. Results in clones
(genetically like their parents).
LAYERING
continued
Mound / Stool
layer
Trench Layer
Specialized Structures
Modified Stems
bulb, corm, tuber, rhizome
pseudobulb, runner
Modified Roots
tuberous root
Propagation
Propagation by
by specialized
specialized
structures...
structures...
Species
Species Structure
Structure
tulip,
tulip, onion,
onion, Easter
Easter lily
lily bulb
bulb
potato,
potato, Jerusalem
Jerusalem artichoke
artichoke tuber
tuber
Iris
Iris,, lily-of-the
lily-of-the valley
valley rhizome
rhizome
Gladiolus
Gladiolus,, Crocus
Crocus corm
corm
strawberry, Ajuga
strawberry, Ajuga runner
runner
Dahlia
Dahlia,, sweet
sweet potato
potato tuberous
tuberous
root
root
Rooted Cuttings--problems
repair damage
Grafting
Scion
Root Stock
Cambium
GRAFTING TYPES
(Stock and Scion Same Sizes)
Saddle Graft
Splice Graft
GRAFTING
(Stock and Scion Different Sizes)
Wedge
graft
Cleft
graft
Side
graft
APPROACH GRAFTING
APPROACH GRAFTING
GRAFTING
(TO REPAIR DAMAGE)
Brace Graft
Bridge
Graft
Grafted ‘Hibotan’ Cactus
Rootstock
TYPES OF BUDDING
Chip Bud
Flute Bud
T-budding an Apple Tree
Photographic How-To
Inspecting a
rootstock shipment.
Newly-potted
rootstocks.
Clearing the lower
stem area.
The best procedure for
cutting shield buds.
Top and
bottom view of
a shield bud.
A shield bud inserted in the "T"
cut.
A T-bud graft wrapped
with
a grafting strip.
Grafted
Grafted and
and budded
budded
plants...
plants...
Species
Species Graft/bud
Graft/bud Type
Type
apples
apples chip,
chip, T-bud,
T-bud, cleft
cleft
conifers
conifers side
side veneer
veneer
pecans
pecans patch
patch
roses
roses T-bud
T-bud (shield)
(shield)
grapes
grapes modified
modified wedge
wedge
Grafted rootstocks in a
greenhouse.
This grafted scion
bud is
beginning to
expand.
Making a cut just above a
successful
T-bud graft.
Spurs just beginning
to grow in spring.
The angle is where the scion
has united
with the rootstock.
Grafting
Grafting and
and budding...
budding...
“The
“The vascular
vascular cambium
cambium cancan regenerate
regenerate the
the
vascular
vascular connections
connections between
between the
the scion
scion and
and
rootstock
rootstock resulting
resulting in
in aa complete
complete plant
plant composed
composed
of
of more
more than
than one
one genotype.”
genotype.”
Can
Can graft
graft scion
scion cultivar
cultivar onto
onto size
size controlling
controlling
rootstock.
rootstock.
Many
Many difficult
difficult to
to root
root plants
plants are
are graft
graft compatible.
compatible.
Grafting
Grafting defined
defined byby season
season and
and type
type of
of tissue.
tissue.
budding
budding (T-budding,
(T-budding, inverted
inverted T,
T, patch)
patch)
wedge,
wedge, veneer,
veneer, whip
whip and
and tongue,
tongue, cleft,
cleft, etc.
etc.
Scion
Scion cultivar
cultivar may
may be
be changed
changed on
on mature
mature trees
trees (top
(top
working)
working)
BENEFITS OF VEGETATIVE
PROPAGATION
True traits of parents - Assures that
the new plant is identical to its
parents.
No seed - Some plants do not produce
seed: an example is seedless grapes.
EXAMPLES OF VEGETATIVE
PROPAGATION USING
BELOW GROUND PARTS