Plant Propagation
EFB 437/637
Monday/Wednesday - 9:30 a.m. to 10:25 a.m., Illick 12
Friday - 12:45 p.m. to 3:35 p.m., Illick 530
Instructor: Terry Ettinger, Greenhouse Manager
Office: 529 Illick Hall
Phone: 315-470-6772
Mobile: 315-471-5854
Chapter 10 - Principles of Propagation by Cuttings (Chapter 9 in the 7th and 8th editions of the textbook)
Propagation of plants by "cuttings" (most frequently by softwood, semi-hardwood and/or hardwood stem cuttings, but also various types of leaf and root cuttings) is by far the most common form of clonal plant propagation.
For cutting propagation to be successful it is usually necessary to stimulate the formation of adventitious roots on stem cuttings, adventitious shoots from root cuttings, and both adventitious roots and stems from leaf cuttings. While synthetic growth regulators (rooting compounds, etc.) are typically applied to stimulate the formation of these adventitious organs the management of environmental conditions, edaphic factors, etc. are also key to the success of cutting propagation systems.
(Note - because of the shifting of chapters in the new, 9th edition of the text book, the introduction screens for each of the videos below will reference "Chapter 9" - not Chapter 10.)
"Hartmann & Kester’s Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices"
Chapter 10 - Principles of Propagation by Cuttings
(Again, a reminder that this content is found in Chapter 9 of the 7th and 8th editions of the textbook)
"Use of Root-Promoting Products for Vegetative Propagation of Nursery Crops" (link)
This easy-to-read and well-illustrated fact sheet from Kansas State University is an excellent supplement to the rooting compound content found in the assigned textbook!
"Video 1 - Introduction to Propagation by Cuttings" (4:00 minutes)
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"Video 2 - Adventitious Root Formation in Cuttings" (4:29 minutes)
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"Video 3 - Adventitious Shoot Formation in Cuttings" (4:45 minutes)
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"Video 4 - Introduction to Phytohormones and Correlative Effects" (4:37 minutes)
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"Video 5 - Introduction to Auxins" (4:23 minutes)
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"Video 6 - Introduction to Cytokinins" (4:42 minutes)
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"Video 7 - Introduction to Secondary Causes of Poor Rooting" (2:42 minutes)
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"Video 8 - Stock Plant Manipulation" (4:55 minutes)
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"Video 9 - Cutting Treatments" (4:19 minutes)
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"Video 10 - Environmental Manipulation of Cuttings" (5:30 minutes)
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"Video 11 - Key Concept Review" (1:47 minutes)
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Assigned Online Resources:
Ball Flora Plant Cutting Propagation Overview (4:25 minutes)
(link)This short video will introduce you to a series of five online "Ball Flora Plant TV" videos I want you to watch.
- Las Limas Stem Cutting Production Facility (7:40 minutes)
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- Growing a Better Liner: Video 1 - From Box to Bench (8:08 minutes)
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- Growing a Better Liner: Video 2 - Ensuring a Good Start (10:36 minutes)
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- Growing a Better Liner: Video 3 - Rooting Stages 1 and 2 (15:21 minutes)
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- Growing a Better Liner: Video 4 - Rooting Stages 3 and 4 (9:41 minutes)
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"Plant Propagation: Concepts and Laboratory Exercises"
Chapter 14 - Plant Growth Regulators Used in Propagation
Chapter 19 - Use of Auxins for Rooting Cuttings
Chapter 22 - Care and Management of Stock Plants
Chapter 23 - Adventitious Shoot and Root Formation on Leaf and Root Cuttings.
"Methods of Auxin Application in Cutting Propagation: A Review of 70 Years of Scientific Discovery and Commercial Practice"
(link)Though now more than a decade old (published in the September 2007 issue of the Journal of Environmental Horticulture, Vol. 25, Issue 3:166-185), this is likely the most comprehensive review of the use of auxin-based growth regulators in the propagation of plants ever published.
Supplemental Online Resources:
None currently assigned.
Supplemental Video Content:
None currently assigned.