Contents
Rooting Cuttings of Tropical Trees
Introduction Page
why grow tropical trees? A1 1
overcoming the problems of growing good plants A2 5
vegetative propagation A3 9
less andleafy cuttings A4 13
micropropagation A 5 17
what makes a good cutting? A6 19
Genetic selection
introduction A10 23
clones All 27
choosing good trees A12 29
tests for small trees A13 33
Stockplant management
introduction to vegetative multiplication A 20 35
managing coppice stumps A 21 37
planting stockplants A22 41
potted stockpl^ts A23 45
shade for stock plants A24 47
stockplant
pruning A25 51
wateringstockplants A 26 53
stockplant nutrition A27 55
Propagating conditions
introduction A 30 59
building a poly-propagator A 31 63
mist propagation A 32 67
shadingfor propagation A 33. 71
maintaining high humidity A34 73
the rooting medium A 35 75
rooting containers A 36 77
Taking the cuttings
auxins and rooting A40 79
trimming the leaves A41 83
taking leafy shoots A42 85
preparing leafy cuttings A43 89
setting l^fycuttings A44 93
rooting experiments A45 97
Care of cuttings
checking the conditions A 50 101
watering cuttings A 51 105
diseases and pests A52 107
potting up A 53 111
weaning
andhardening A 54 115
Check-lists, sources and records
some key requirements for tree-planting projects AbU 1
check-list of problems ingrowing good trees A61 izi
information on vegetative propagation A62
sources of chemical materials AW u/
record-keeping and labelling AM
assessment by scoring
record sheet for clone numbers Abb
record sheet for cuttings set A6/ i
record sheet for propagation checks , Ab5 m