Plant Propagation: Horticulture Instructional-Cum-Practical Manual (Volume III)

Abstract

Plant propagation is the controlled reproduction of plant by man to perpetuate selected individual or groups of individual plants which have specific value to him. Civilisation is largely dependent upon man’s ability to improve plants for food, shelter, clothing, recreation aesthetic fulfilment. When the flower is involved as an essential phase of increase in numbers, propagation is sexual. If the other plant parts excepting the flower are used for increasing number, propagation is a sexual. Three different aspects, which may be considered as objectives, are involved in the study and practice or plant propagation. Firstly, plant propagation requires a knowledge of mechanical manipulation and technical skills, whose mastery calls for a certain amount of practice and experience. This may be regarded as the art of propagation.