Understanding Crops (Groupwise) Propagation Methods

In our Agriculture for Everybody blog series, we will cover the propagation methods of crops which can be used by a farmer for Nursery purposes as well as for his own farm as well.

The important methods of propagation are provided under the direct headings or column and rarely used methods of propagation are provided in the "Remarks" headings or column.

• Seeds
• Cutting (Root cuttings, Leaf cuttings, Stem cuttings)
• Layering (Air layering, Ground layering)
• Grafting (or) Budding (Approach grafting, Tongue grafting, Saddle grafting, Veneer grafting, Wedge grafting, Whip & Tongue grafting, Softwood grafting, Stone grafting, Side grafting, Epicotyl grafting, T-budding, Shield budding)
• Division (or) Separation (Stolons & Runners, Offsets, Bulbs, Corms, Crowns, Suckers, Rhizomes, Tubers)

Cereals

Crop Name	S	C	L	G	D	Remarks
Rice	Y
Wheat	Y

Fibre Crops

Crop Name	S	C	L	G	D	Remarks
Agave						Suckers or Bulbils is used
Cotton	Y
Jute	Y

Flower Crops

Crop Name	S	C	L	G	D	Remarks
Anthurium						Suckers is used
Carnation		Y				Terminal cuttings or Plantlets/suckers is used
China Aster	Y
Chrysanthemum		Y				Terminal cuttings or Suckers is used
Crossandra	Y	Y				Terminal cuttings is used
Cut Chrysanthemum		Y				Terminal cuttings is used
Cut Rose		Y		Y		Rooted cuttings is used
Dendrobium Orchid					Y	Division of clumps, keikis, back bulbs is used
Gerbera					Y	Division of Suckers is used
Gladious						Corms is used
Golden Rod					Y	Suckers or Division of clusters is used
Jathimalli (Pitchi)		Y	Y			Terminal cuttings or Rooted cuttings is used
Lilium						Bulbs is used
Malligai		Y	Y			Rooted cuttings is used
Marigold	Y
Maruvu		Y
Mullai		Y	Y			Semi hard wood cuttings or Rooted cutting is used
Nerium		Y				Hard or semi hard wood cuttings  or Rooted cuttings is used
Rose		Y
Tuberose						Bulbs is used

Forage Crops

Crop Name	S	C	L	G	D	Remarks
Cumbu Napier		Y				Rooted slips or Stem cuttings is used
Deenanath Grass	Y
Fodder Cholam	Y
Fodder Cowpea	Y
Fodder Cumbu	Y
Fodder Maize	Y
Guinea Grass	Y	Y				Rooted slips is used
Kolukattai Pullu	Y	Y				Rooted slips is used
Kudirai Masal	Y
Muyal Masal	Y
Soundal	Y
Veli Masal	Y

Fruit Crops

Crop Name	S	C	L	G	D	Remarks
Acidlime	Y
Amla	Y			Y		Budded plants is also used
Annona	Y			Y		Budded plants is also used
Apple	Y			Y
Apricot	Y		Y	Y
Avocado	Y			Y		Budding plants is also used
Banana						Suckers is used
Ber	Y			Y		Budded plants is used
Bilimbi	Y	Y
Bread Fruit		Y	Y			Root suckers is also used
Carambola	Y		Y	Y
Durian	Y			Y
Egg Fruit
Fig		Y	Y	Y
Grapes	Y	Y				Rooted cuttings is used
Guava	Y		Y			Air Layering is used
Jack	Y			Y		Soft wood or cleft grafting is used
Jamun	Y			Y
Karonda	Y	Y	Y
Kiwi		Y		Y
Lemon	Y	Y	Y	Y		Budded plants is used
Litchi			Y	Y
Loquat			Y	Y
Mandarin Orange	Y			Y		Budded plants is used
Mango	Y			Y		Approach and epicotyl grafts  is used
Mangosteen
Mulberry	Y	Y
Papaya	Y
Passion Fruit	Y	Y		Y
Peach	Y			Y		Budded plants is used
Pear	Y	Y		Y		Rooted cutting is used
Persimmon				Y		Budded plants is also used
Phalsa	Y	Y	Y	Y		Budded plants is used
Pineapple						Suckers and Slips is used
Plum	Y			Y		Budded plants is used
Pomegranate	Y	Y	Y			Rooted cuttings or Air layering is used
Rambutan	Y
Sapota	Y			Y		Approach grafting is used
Strawberry						Runners is used
Sweet Orange	Y			Y		Budded plants is used
West Indian Cherry	Y

Medicinal Crops

Crop Name	S	C	L	G	D	Remarks
Aswagandha	Y
Gloriosa						Tubers is used
Phylanthus	Y
Senna	Y
Stevia		Y				Stem cuttings is used
Periwinkle	Y
Pyrethrum	Y
Digitalis	Y
Medicinal Dioscorea
Medicinal Solanum	Y
Aloevera		Y				Suckers or Pubs are used as well as Leaf cuttings is used
Medicinal Coleus		Y				Terminal cuttings is used
Tippili		Y				Rooted cuttings is used

Millets

Crop Name	S	C	L	G	D	Remarks
Cumbu	Y
Kudiraivali	Y
Maize	Y
Panivaragu	Y
Ragi	Y
Samai	Y
Sorghum	Y
Tenai	Y
Varagu	Y

Oil Seeds

Crop Name	S	C	L	G	D	Remarks
Castor	Y
Gingelly	Y
Groundnut	Y
Niger	Y
Safflower	Y
Sunflower	Y

Plantation Crops

Crop Name	S	C	L	G	D	Remarks
Arecanut	Y
Betelvine		Y				Stem Cuttings or Setts is used
Cashewnut			Y	Y		Soft wood grafting, Epicotyl grafting or Air layering are used
Cocoa	Y
Coconut	Y
Coffee	Y
Oilpalm	Y
Palmyrah	Y
Rubber				Y		Green budding, Brown budding and Crown budding are used
Tea		Y				Semi Hard Wood cuttings is used

Pulses

Crop Name	S	C	L	G	D	Remarks
Bengalgram	Y
Blackgram	Y
Cowpea	Y
Field lablab	Y
Garden lablab	Y
Greengram	Y
Horsegram	Y
Redgram	Y
Soybean	Y
Swordbean	Y

Spices

Crop Name	S	C	L	G	D	Remarks
Allspice	Y		Y			Air Layering is used
Cardamom	Y					Suckers is used
Cinnamon	Y	Y				Semi hard wood cuttings is used
Clove	Y
Coriander	Y
Fennel	Y
Fenugreek	Y
Garlic					Y	Bulbs is used
Ginger	Y					Rhizomes is used
Mustard	Y
Nutmeg	Y			Y
Paprika	Y
Pepper						Runner shoots is used
Tamarind	Y			G
Turmeric	Y					Rhizomes is used
Vanilla		Y				Stem cuttings is used

Sugar Crops

Crop Name	S	C	L	G	D	Remarks
Sugarbeet	Y					Pelleted Seeds Tubers or Roots is used
Sugarcane		Y				Setts is used
Sweet Sorghum	Y

Vegetables

Crop Name	S	C	L	G	D	Remarks
Amaranth	Y
Annual Moringa	Y	Y
Ash Gourd	Y
Asparagus	Y					Crowns is also used
Babycorn		Y
Basella	Y	Y				Stem cuttings is used
Beetroot	Y
Bellary Onion	Y					Setts or Bulbs is also used
Bhendi	Y
Bitter Gourd	Y
Bottle Gourd	Y
Brinjal	Y
Broadbeans	Y
Brussels Sprout	Y
Butter Bean	Y
Cabbage	Y
Capsicum	Y
Carrot	Y
Cauliflower	Y
Celery	Y
Ceylon Spinach		Y				Stem cuttings is used
Chakravathi Keerai	Y
Chekurmanis		Y
Chickpea		Y
Chillies	Y
Chinese Cabbage	Y
Chinese Potato		Y				Tubers or stem cutting is used
Chow chow	Y					Fully matured and sprouted fruits are used
Cluster Beans	Y
Coccinia		Y				Stem cuttings is used
Colocasia	Y					Cormels is used
Cucumber	Y
Curry Leaf	Y
Dioscorea						Tubers or Mini Setts is used
Elephant Foot Yam						Setts or Corms or Tubers is used
French Bean	Y
Gherkin	Y
Knol-khol	Y
Lablab	Y
Lettuce	Y
Mint	Y	Y				Stem cuttings is used
Musk Melon	Y
Palak	Y
Paprika	Y
Peas	Y
Potato	Y					Tubers is used
Pumpkin	Y
Radish	Y
Rhubarb		Y				Rott cuttings is used
Ribbed Gourd	Y
Small Onion	Y					Setts or Bulbs is also used
Snake Gourd	Y
Soybean	Y
Sweet Potato	Y	Y				Terminal Vine cuttings or Slips is used
Tapioca		Y				Stem cuttings or Setts is used
Tinda	Y
Tomato	Y
Turnip	Y
Vegetable Cowpea	Y
Watermelon	Y
Winged Bean	Y

Misc

Crop Name	S	C	L	G	D	Remarks
Tulsi	Y	Y				Terminal cuttings is used