Students who become occupied in different areas of agriculture will likely maintain an interest in plant propagation. Familiarity with the principles and theories enables a horticulturist to propagate almost any plant on a small scale at home. Whether you are interested in improving your landscape or in genetic manipulation for the improvement of crop varieties, this course will give you a good basic understanding. Materials and techniques Be sure to familiarize yourself with the tools we will be using for the rest of the semester. The proper techniques for taking cuttings, potting plants, working in flats, and labeling will be demonstrated.
Cleanliness is very important.
Please follow instructions. Mist systems Misting is widely used in propagation for cuttings, seeds, grafting, and tissue culture. Maintaining high humidity prevents moisture loss and allows high cell turgor which is essential for regeneration and hardening off. We will be discussing mist systems in detail. There will be a Mist System Design Project.