1. SUCKER SEPARATION -- For example: banana, pineapple
BANANA
PINEAPPLE
2. CORM DIVISION - For example: banana, gabi (taro)
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3. STEM OR ROOT CUTTING - For example: rimes, siniguelas
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4. MARCOTTING OR AIR-LAYERING - For example: chico
Remove a ring of bark from a branch.
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Gently scrape off cambium.
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Apply a pall of rooting medium. Wrap with a sheet of plastic, coconut leaf sheath or any material that could help prevent drying-up.
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Tie both ends.
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Wait for roots to fully develop. Cut stem below ball and unwrap sheet.
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Plant the marcot.
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5. INARCHING - For example: rambutan
Make a side cut on rootstock (A) and scion branch (B)
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Join rootstock and scion together. Tie with a string.
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After 1-3 months or upon complete union, cut above rootstock and below the scion.
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6. CLEFT GRAFTING - For example: mango
Make vertical incision on rootstock.
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Cut scion budstick into a short wedge.
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Insert budstick into rootstock.
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Wrap union with thin strip made of plastic, cloth dipped in wax, or any material that could help prevent drying up.
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Cover with plastic bag or anything that could help reduce drying up.
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Remove plastic bag as new shoot emerges.
Remove strip before planting.
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7. PATCH BUDDING - For example: santol
Remove a rectangular piece of bark from rootstock (A) scion (B).
Fit scion bud into cut on rootstock
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Cover with a thin strip of plastic or any material that could help reduce drying up.
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After 2 weeks, remove strip to expose bud. Cut back rootstock above union.
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8. SHIELD BUDDING - For example: calamansi
Make an inverted T cut on the bark of rootstock (A)
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Remove a shield bud from scion (B)
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Insert bud into rootstock.
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Cover with a thin strip of plastic or any material that could also prevent drying up.
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After 2 weeks, remove plastic strip to expose bud. Cut back rootstock above union.
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