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Techniques of Propagation
Here are some of the ways plants can be propagated. Some
of these methods blend together — for instance, bananas produce
suckers by sending out underground stems, which are rhizomes.
Many plants can be propagated more than one way; the methods listed
here are common ones.
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bulb division |
Onions
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Garlic
Lillies & Tulips
Arrowroot (Pia)
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stock
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Asparagus
Lemon grass
Ferns
Kava
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tuber
propagation |
Potatos
Sweet Potatos
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sucker
division |
Banana
Century plants |
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| rhizome division |
Ginger
& Tumeric
Irises
Bamboo
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underground runners & corms
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Taro
Water
chestnut |
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| runner division |
Strawberry
Spiderplant
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| slips (tip cuttings) |
Yam
Mint & Basil
Ong choy
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| apical (tip) suckers |
Red
Ginger
Pineapple |
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| stem cuttings |
Sugarcane
Blackberry & Raspberry
Malunggay
Cassava
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| grafting |
Apple
&
stone
fruits
(Peaches, Plums, Cherries)
Citrus
trees (Orange, Pomelo, etc.)
Mango & Avocado
Grapes
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Planting
from seeds |
Corn,
Wheat, Rice
Peas & Beans
Cucumbers, Squash & Pumpkins
Tomatoes, Eggplant & Chile Peppers
Carrots, Celery, Parsley & Cilantro
Bok Choy, Choi Sum, Mustard Greens, Lettuce
Daikon, Radish, Broccoli, Cauliflower
Liliko‘i, Papaya, Starfruit
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| spore propagation |
Ferns
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