Horticulture :: Propagation :: Introduction
Flower Crops
Rose: Rosa sp

Propagation
  • Cuttings with 2-3 buds are dipped in IBA or IAA @ 500 - 1000 ppm.

Malligai (Gundumalli): Jasminum sambac Ait)

Propagation

  • Semi hard wood cuttings (15 - 20 cm long)

Mullai: Jasminum auriculatum (Vahle.)

Propagation

  • Semi hard wood cuttings (15 - 20 cm long)

Jathi Malli (PITCHI): Jasminum grandiflorum L

Propagation

  • Terminal cuttings (12.5 - 15 cm long).

Crossandra: Crossandra infundibuliformis L

Propagation

Tetraploids:
  • Propagated through seeds. Seed rate is 5kg/ha. 60 day old seedlings are transplanted in the main field.

Triploids

  • Propagated through terminal cuttings of 10 - 15 cm length (41,700 cuttings/ha).

Chrysanthemum: Dendranthema grandiflora Tzeuleu

Propagation

  • Commercial propagation is through terminal cuttings (5-7 cm long) or suckers.

Marigold (African marigold): Tagetes erecta L

Propagation

  • Propagated through seeds.

Tuberose: Polianthes tuberosa L

Propagation and Planting

  • Bulbs are used for commercial propagation.

Nerium: Nerium indicum Mill

Propagation and Planting

  • Hard or semi hard wood cuttings of 60 cm length are used for propagation.

  • Rooted cuttings are planted during June - July in 30 x 30 x 30 cm pits dug at 2 x 2 m spacing and filled with FYM, red earth and top soil.

Golden Rod: Solidago spp

Propagation

  • Commercially propagated through division of clumps or suckers.

Update on: July 2015
 

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