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Practical woody plant propagation for nursery growers

Bruce Macdonald · 2006

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V.1. Propagation from seed - principles and open-ground production. Propagation from seed - greenhouse production. Protected propagation facilities. Tools and materials for the propagator. Unit containers. Principles of vegetative propagation, clonal selection and stock (mother) plants. Factors affecting the rooting of cuttings. Softwood, semi-ripe wood and evergreen hardwood cuttings. Deciduous (leafless) hardwood cuttings. Rooting hormones. Rooting media (rooting composts). Disease prevention and control for cuttings. Direct sticking. Root cuttings and division. Layering. Principles grafting. Open-ground budding. Open-ground grafting. Bench grafting and top-orking. Micropropagation.

Book details

Year
2006
Language
English
Publisher
Timber Press, Incorporated
Editions
1
Pages
660
ISBN
9780881928402

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