HERBACEOUS CUTTING IN CACTUS

1. RAISE A SEEDLING OF CACTUS BY HERBACEOUS CUTTING

2. OBJECTIVE
⚫ *Practice making herbaceous stem cuttings
⚫ *Determine the sequence of shoot and root formation on cuttings

3. HERBACEOUS CUTTING
They are made from non-woody, herbaceous plants such as
coleus, chrysanthemums, and dahlia. A 3- to 5- inch piece of
stem is cut from the parent plant. The leaves on the lower
one-third to one-half of the stem are removed. A high
percentage of the cuttings root, and they do so quickly.

5. PROCEDURE
• Selection of parent plant
• Take a herbaceous cut of 4-5 inches
• Fill a 7cm or 9cm pot with soil,then insert the base of each cutting to a

6. depth of about 2 cm
Water liberally,then place the pot on a warmplace,preferably not in direct
sunlight

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