Tropical trees: rooting cuttings a practical manual/
Longman, K.A.
- UK: Blaketon hall, 2002.
- 137 p.
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