Course: SLF 160 Plant Propagation

Reading & Audio Visual

Readings: Asexual Propagation Methods
Readings: Asexual Propagation Methods

These readings will provide an overview of a variety of asexual propagation methods. Read the articles by clicking on the following the links

Plant Propagation, read webpage page
by David Trinklein, University of Missouri Extension, © Curators of the University of Missouri

Read the section of the webpage on asexual propagation that explains cuttings, layering, division, grafting, budding, and tissue culture.

Home Propagation of Garden and Landscape Plants, read webpage page

reviewed by Christopher J. Starbuck, University of Missouri Extension, © Curators of the University of Missouri

This brief reading shows how a number of popular landscape plants can be easily propagated by taking cuttings or layering.

Grafting and Propagating Fruit Trees, read pages 1-12
prepared by R. M. Crasweller, Penn State College of Agriculture Sciences, Cooperative Extension, © The Pennsylvania State University

This publication provides information on a few successful propagation methods that can be used on fruit trees: wrapping and waxing, collecting scion wood, types of grafting or budding--bench grafting, cleft graft, bark and inlay grafts, budding, shield or T-budding, and chip budding. Also included are photographs and a list of grafting supply resources.