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Detailed explanation-1: -Several different methods are commonly used for grafting plants. These include cleft grafting, inlay grafting, four-flap grafting, and whip grafting.

Detailed explanation-2: -Different types of traditional grafting methods. (a) Cut grafting, (b) cleft grafting, (c) crown grafting, (d), splice grafting, (e) tongue grafting, (f) approach grafting. The success of the graft depends on the compatibility between the rootstock and scion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Two common techniques available for this purpose are bridge grafting and inarch grafting. Bridge grafting (Figure 8) is used to “bridge” a diseased or damaged area of a plant, usually at or near the base of the trunk.

Detailed explanation-4: -The major methods of asexual propagation are cut-tings, layering, division, and budding/grafting. Cuttings involve rooting a severed piece of the parent plant; lay-ering involves rooting a part of the parent and then sev-ering it; and budding and grafting are joining two plant parts from different varieties.