• Propagation is a natural phenomenon in all plants.
• It is the process of multiplication of a plant by sexual or asexual means to ensure the continuation of its progeny.
• This is achieved artificially on the field by adopting techniques suitable to the specific plant and its growth cycle.

Different methods of asexual propagation

• Asexual methods of propagation are carried out usually by cuttings, grafting, budding, layering and planting of modified organs.