TREE PROPAGATION AND PLANTING
VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION
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Placing layers of plants on top of each other
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Breaking off stem pieces and planting them.
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Pegging down pieces of stem and waiting for them to root.
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Taking small pieces of root and putting them in a seed tray.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Layering is a method of asexual propagation in which a stem is made to produce roots while still attached to the parent plant. The parent plant provides the new plant with water and nutrients while the roots are forming. Layering can be used for plants that are difficult to propagate using other methods.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is Layering? Layering is a technique of plant propagation where the new plant remains at least partially attached to the mother plant while forming new roots and can occur naturally through modified stem structures (Table 1).
Detailed explanation-3: -Plants that can be propagated by the layering method are jasmine, lemon, guava, strawberry, raspberry, etc.
Detailed explanation-4: -Layering is a method in which a branch of the plant is covered with some material and supplied water to produce roots. They are done in two ways: mound layering and aerial layering. Mound layering. Lower branches of a plant is allowed to bent down until it touches the soil.