Pre-Vocational Studies Crop Propagation PDF

PRE-VOCATIONAL STUDIES 4/10/2024  Topic: Crop Propagation Sub-topic: Meaning and methods of Crop propagation DefinitionPropagation can be defined as a process by which plants or crops are multiply or increase number. Plant propagation is the pr...

PRE-VOCATIONAL STUDIES 4/10/2024  Topic: Crop Propagation Sub-topic: Meaning and methods of Crop propagation DefinitionPropagation can be defined as a process by which plants or crops are multiply or increase number. Plant propagation is the process of creating new plants. Types of crop propagation Asexual [vegetative] Sexual [seed] propagation propagation Methods of propagation Propagation by seed (sexual): Is the use of seed to multiply crops or plant. E.g.; maize, tomatoes, vegetables etc. Propagation by vegetative (asexual): Is the use of part of the plants to multiply crops. E.g.cassava, yam, ginger etc.  1. It is the only commercial process in Advantages field crop production of Sexual 2. Horticultural crops grown through propagation seeds live longer 3. Seeds are very important in bringing up new varieties 5. Seedlings are easier and cheaper to raise from seeds  1. Plants raised from seeds take longer Disadvanta time to produce fruits 2. Many seedlings raised from seeds are ges not true to type of sexual 3. Seeds may not germinate due to dormancy propagatio 4. Plants grown from seeds are not always n uniform in growth, maturity, yield and other characters 5. Some plants are known to produce very few seeds Classwork Answer the objective question in page 20 of your textbook 5 minutes. Assignment List five advantages of asexual [vegetative] propagation