Two experiments were carried out separately. In experiment 1, IBA dissolved in 50% ethyl alcohol (0, 30, 60 and 90 µg per cutting) was applied to the base of single node leafy stem cuttings of ...

Succulents are very popular plants due to their tough, resilient nature and interesting looks. Known for their fleshy, water-filled leaves, succulents are drought-tolerant. They come in a wide ...

Question: What is it about plants that makes it possible for you to grow them from a cutting rather than having to always start them from seed? I’m planning to expand my garden this season and want to ...

Vegetative reproduction from stems, roots and leaves is common to all plants and results in an identical plant from which the cutting came; it’s a clone. As gardeners, we propagate cuttings for many ...

One of the horticultural practices that nearly always fascinates those who have little background and/or experience with horticultural techniques is the relative ease with which a piece of plant can ...

A collaborative research group has succeeded in identifying an important transcription factor, GCAM1, which allows liverwort plants to asexually reproduce through creating clonal progenies (vegetative ...

PRACTICES of vegetative propagation of plants, originated in antiquity, and used without change for many centuries, have probably received a greater inspiration from modern science than any other of ...