Friday 2 January 2015

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
RiceY

WheatY

Fibre Crops
Crop Name
S
C
L
G
D
Remarks
Agave Suckers or Bulbils is used
CottonY
JuteY

Flower Crops
Crop Name
S
C
L
G
D
Remarks
AnthuriumSuckers is used
CarnationYTerminal cuttings or Plantlets/suckers is used
China AsterY
ChrysanthemumYTerminal cuttings or Suckers is used
CrossandraYYTerminal cuttings is used
Cut ChrysanthemumYTerminal cuttings is used
Cut RoseYYRooted cuttings is used
Dendrobium OrchidYDivision of clumps, keikis, back bulbs is used
GerberaYDivision of Suckers is used
GladiousCorms is used
Golden RodYSuckers or Division of clusters is used
Jathimalli (Pitchi)YYTerminal cuttings or Rooted cuttings is used
LiliumBulbs is used
MalligaiYYRooted cuttings is used
MarigoldY
MaruvuY
MullaiYYSemi hard wood cuttings or Rooted cutting is used
NeriumYHard or semi hard wood cuttings  or Rooted cuttings is used
RoseY
TuberoseBulbs is used

Forage Crops

Crop Name
S
C
L
G
D
Remarks
Cumbu Napier
YRooted slips or Stem cuttings is used
Deenanath GrassY
Fodder CholamY
Fodder CowpeaY
Fodder CumbuY
Fodder MaizeY
Guinea GrassYYRooted slips is used
Kolukattai PulluYYRooted slips is used
Kudirai MasalY
Muyal MasalY
SoundalY
Veli MasalY

Fruit Crops
Crop Name
S
C
L
G
D
Remarks
AcidlimeY
AmlaY
YBudded plants is also used
AnnonaY
YBudded plants is also used
AppleY
Y
ApricotY
YY
AvocadoY

YBudding plants is also used
Banana
Suckers is used
BerY
YBudded plants is used
BilimbiYY
Bread FruitYYRoot suckers is also used
CarambolaY
YY
DurianY
Y
Egg Fruit
FigYYY
GrapesYYRooted cuttings is used
GuavaY
YAir Layering is used
JackY
YSoft wood or cleft grafting is used
JamunY
Y
KarondaYYY
KiwiYY
LemonYYYYBudded plants is used
Litchi
YY
Loquat
YY
Mandarin OrangeY
YBudded plants is used
MangoY
YApproach and epicotyl grafts  is used
Mangosteen
MulberryYY
PapayaY
Passion FruitYYY
PeachY
YBudded plants is used
PearYYYRooted cutting is used
Persimmon
YBudded plants is also used
PhalsaYYYYBudded plants is used
Pineapple

Suckers and Slips is used
PlumY
YBudded plants is used
PomegranateYYYRooted cuttings or Air layering is used
RambutanY
SapotaY
YApproach grafting is used
Strawberry
Runners is used
Sweet OrangeY
YBudded plants is used
West Indian CherryY

Medicinal Crops
Crop Name
S
C
L
G
D
Remarks
AswagandhaY
GloriosaTubers is used
PhylanthusY
SennaY
SteviaYStem cuttings is used
PeriwinkleY
PyrethrumY
DigitalisY
Medicinal Dioscorea
Medicinal SolanumY
AloeveraYSuckers or Pubs are used as well as Leaf cuttings is used
Medicinal ColeusYTerminal cuttings is used
TippiliYRooted cuttings is used

Millets
Crop Name
S
C
L
G
D
Remarks
CumbuY

KudiraivaliY

MaizeY

PanivaraguY

RagiY

SamaiY

SorghumY

TenaiY

VaraguY


Oil Seeds
Crop Name
S
C
L
G
D
Remarks
CastorY

GingellyY

GroundnutY

NigerY
SafflowerY
SunflowerY

Plantation Crops
Crop Name
S
C
L
G
D
Remarks
ArecanutY
BetelvineY
Stem Cuttings or Setts is used
CashewnutYYSoft wood grafting, Epicotyl grafting or Air layering are used 
CocoaY
CoconutY
CoffeeY
OilpalmY
PalmyrahY
Rubber
YGreen budding, Brown budding and Crown budding are used
TeaY
Semi Hard Wood cuttings is used

Pulses

Spices
Crop Name
S
C
L
G
D
Remarks
AllspiceYYAir Layering is used
CardamomYSuckers is used
CinnamonYYSemi hard wood cuttings is used
CloveY
CorianderY
FennelY
FenugreekY
Garlic
YBulbs is used
GingerYRhizomes is used
MustardY
NutmegYY
PaprikaY
PepperRunner shoots is used
TamarindYG
TurmericYRhizomes is used
VanillaYStem cuttings is used

Sugar Crops
Crop Name
S
C
L
G
D
Remarks
SugarbeetY
Pelleted Seeds Tubers or Roots is used
SugarcaneY
Setts is used
Sweet SorghumY

Vegetables
Crop Name
S
C
L
G
D
Remarks
AmaranthY
Annual Moringa YY
Ash GourdY
AsparagusY
Crowns is also used
BabycornY
BasellaYYStem cuttings is used
BeetrootY
Bellary OnionY
Setts or Bulbs is also used
BhendiY
Bitter GourdY
Bottle GourdY
BrinjalY
BroadbeansY
Brussels SproutY
Butter BeanY
CabbageY
CapsicumY
CarrotY
CauliflowerY
CeleryY
Ceylon SpinachYStem cuttings is used
Chakravathi KeeraiY
ChekurmanisY
ChickpeaY
ChilliesY
Chinese CabbageY
Chinese PotatoYTubers or stem cutting is used
Chow chowY
Fully matured and sprouted fruits are used
Cluster BeansY
CocciniaYStem cuttings is used
ColocasiaY
Cormels is used
CucumberY
Curry LeafY
Dioscorea
Tubers or Mini Setts is used
Elephant Foot Yam
Setts or Corms or Tubers is used
French BeanY
GherkinY
Knol-kholY
LablabY
LettuceY
MintYYStem cuttings is used
Musk MelonY
PalakY
PaprikaY
PeasY
PotatoY
Tubers is used
PumpkinY
RadishY
RhubarbYRott cuttings is used
Ribbed GourdY
Small OnionY
Setts or Bulbs is also used
Snake GourdY
SoybeanY
Sweet PotatoYYTerminal Vine cuttings or Slips is used
TapiocaYStem cuttings or Setts is used
TindaY
TomatoY
TurnipY
Vegetable CowpeaY
WatermelonY
Winged BeanY

Misc
Crop Name
S
C
L
G
D
Remarks
TulsiYY
Terminal cuttings is used