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CROP PROPAGATION AND CULTURAL PRACTICES
CONTENT- Meaning of Propagation
- Methods of Crop Propagation
- Sexual Propagation of Crops
- Characteristics of a Good Seed
- Asexual Propagation of Crops
- Forms of Asexual Propagation
Meaning of Propagation
Crop propagation is the practice of increasing the number of crop plants by sowing their seeds or planting their cuttings, leaves stems and roots. OR Crop propagation is the reproduction of a new plant as an independent unit. Propagation is primarily aimed at reproducing new young plants series by two methods.Methods of Crop Propagation
- By seed (sexual propagation).
- By vegetative organs (asexual propagation).
Sexual Propagation of Crops
This is the production of new plants through the use of seeds. Sexual propagation of crops involves the fertilization, that is union or joining together of male and female gametes (pollen grains and ovules) from two parents’ flowers to form the ovule which later mature to produce seeds. Seeds are the main plant form of reproduction in sexual propagation of crops.Characteristics of a Good Seed
Seeds to be propagated should have the following characteristics:You are viewing an excerpt of this lesson. Subscribing to the subject will give you access to the following:
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