AIR LAYERING FOR DIFFICULT-TO-ROOT PLANTS
Air layering is a useful method of producing roots on the stem of indoor landscape plants that have become "leggy" through the loss of their lower foliage. This method, believed to have been developed centuries ago by the Chinese, has been used [... more]
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Plant Propagation
An Overview of Asexual Reproduction Texas Inlay Bark Graft Collecting and Storing Graftwood Grafting Texas Pecans (QuickTime videos) Air Layering for Difficult to Root Plants T or Shield Budding T Budding Citrus Approach Grafting The Four-Flap ... [... more]
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TISSUE CULTURE OF WOODY PLANTS
This article first appeared in The Buckeye Nurseryman, September, 1980, Columbus, OH. Much has been written and more has been said about the applications of plant tissue culture to the nursery industry. The subject is still poorly understood by a ... [... more]
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Timely Tips on Starting Seedlings at Home
Starting transplants from seeds in your home is a good way to get a head start on the growing season. At least 4 to 8 weeks can be cut from the time required between planting and harvesting or of getting effective landscape color by setting ... [... more]
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Collecting and Storing Graftwood
Successful in-lay and four-flap grafting of pecans is dependent on the availability of suitable graftwood of the desired variety. The wood must be collected in late winter during the dormant season and properly stored until spring grafting ... [... more]
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Green Wood Grafting
Texas A & M; University and Texas Agricultural Extension Service Greenwood grafting allows growers to propagate desired fruit and nut varieties during the growing season after the time for grafting with dormant scions has ended. This method has ... [... more]
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