DENDROLOGY

TREE PROPAGATION AND PLANTING

PLANTING TECHNIQUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How to propagate a durian (Musing King) tree that will produces fruits in short period of time & have a strong root system?
A
Seed
B
Stem cutting
C
Grafting
D
Air layering
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Durian trees reach maturity between five and seven years, and produce fruits twice a year. Flowers are borne only for a day, during which they are pollinated and drop off. The melon-shaped fruit then takes approximately three months to ripen, before falling and splitting on the ground.

Detailed explanation-2: -However, the time taken to prepare cleft-grafted materials is about one and a half years, which is considered too long.

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