| Propagation through cuttings |
- Propagation through cuttings is an easy and less expensive method of vegetative propagation.
- A cutting is usually a division of the stem, or root or leaf of a plant.
- Cutting is extracted from a plant part and planted in the soil.
- Based on the requirement, the cuttings are extracted from a mother plant of a definite age.
- The extracted cuttings are trimmed and planted in the soil either horizontally or vertically depending on the need.
- Among all the type of cuttings, stem cuttings are most widely used.
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| A. Hardwood cuttings |
- Cuttings taken from the branches of the current year's growth of a plant are usually considered to be Hardwood cuttings
- These cuttings usually measure 25-30 centimetres with 4-5 nodes.
- Cuttings of pencil thickness with uniform internodal growth are preferred.
- Based on the requirement, the cuttings are extracted from a mother plant of a definite age.
- Some of the medicinal plants that are usually propagated by hardwood stem cuttings are, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Mandara), Pomegranate (Dalimba), Lawsonia inermis (Goranta or Krommi).
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| B. Semi hardwood cuttings |
- These are cuttings prepared from tender shoots and branches of the current year's growth that are not too hard but show brown blotches on the green stem
- They usually measure about 20 centimetres with a pair of leaves retained at the tip.
- Some of the medicinal plants that are usually propagated by Semi hardwood stem cuttings are, Adhatoda vasica (Adda sarap), Tinospora cordifolia (Jivantika, Tippatiga), Eclipta alba (Gunta-galijeru, Gunta-kalagara), Gymnema sylvestre (Poda patri, Putla podra), and Piper spp
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| C.Softwood stem cuttings |
- Those cuttings prepared from the soft tender shoots that are still green are considered softwood cuttings
- These cuttings usually measure 8-10 cms with a growing tip and the leaves are usually retained at the tip
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| Propagation through cuttings: |
- Some of the medicinal plants that are usually propagated by semi hardwood stem cuttings are, Bacopa monnieri (Brahmi), Gymnema sylvestre (Poda patri, Putla podra).
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