cuttings are horticulture techniq- types of cuttings

1. HORTICULTURE-CUTTINGS
S.VIMAL PRIYA subramanian
3rd BSC BOTANY
NIRMALA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

2. CUTTINGS
• Cuttings are pieces of vegetative
material obtained from plant organs-
stem ,leaf, or root.
• These tissues are nursed under
appropriate conditions temperature,
humidity, light, moisture, and nutrients
to develop into full-fledged plants
• Place stem and leaf cuttings in bright,
indirect light.

4. TYPES OF CUTTINGS
STEM-TIP
CUTTINGS
STEM-
SECTION
CUTTINGS
LEAF
CUTTINGS
ROOT
CUTTINGS

5. TOOLS FOR CUTTINGS

6. STEM-TIP(TERMINAL) CUTTINGS
In stem-tip cutting the tip of the stem is cut and
used to produce a seedling.
The piece cut is about 3 inches long and has
leaves
Terminal cuttings may be obtained from
herbaceous, softwood, semi softwood, and
hardwood plants
The cut may be made either the node or inter-
node of the stem .

7. STEM- SECTION CUTTINGS
Softwood
cuttings
Semi-hardwood
cuttings Hardwood cuttings
Deciduous
wood
Narrow-
Leaved
Evergreens
Herbaceous

9. STEM- SECTION CUTTINGS

10. Softwood cutting
• Softwood cuttings are prepared from
soft, succulent, new growth of woody
plants, just as it begins to harden,
shoots are suitable for making them
when they can be snapped easily when
bent and when they still have a
gradation of leaf size
• For most woody plants, this stage
occurs in May ,June ,or July. The soft
shoots are tender, and extra care must
be taken to keep them from drying
out.

11. Semi –hardwood cuttings
When cuttings are taken from partially
mature, slightly woody shoots, they are
known as semi-hardwood cuttings.
Semi-hardwood cuttings are also
succulent and tender in nature, and are
usually made from growing terminal
shoots.
Shoots that snap clean when broken are
considered to be ideal for semi-hardwood
cuttings.

12. Semi-hardwood cuttings
Large terminal leaves are sometimes
trimmed to some extent to prevent wilting .
The basal cut is given just below a node.
Best result are obtained when the cuttings
are collected during the cooler part of the
day, preferably in the morning, while the
material remains turgid.

15. Semi-hardwood cutting

16. HARDWOODCUTTINGS
DECIDUOUS WOOD From leafless plant
• Deciduous hardwood
cuttings are made from plant
part that are more hardened,
woody, and mature enough
to spring back when bent
and released.
• They are taken before the
plants produce a flush of
spring growth.

17. Deciduous wood
• They are taken before the plants produce a flush of spring
growth, in early spring growth, or late winter
• The material are thus obtained from the previous summer’s
growth .
• They are best rooted in a well –drained, sandy medium
• Some fruits (e. g., grape, fig, and etc..,),deciduous shrubs(e. g.,
rose, etc.. )

18. Narrow –leaved evergreens
Conifers, narrow leaf evergreens, are
commonly propagated by hardwood cuttings
obtained from plants in early winter.
These cuttings should have needles on the
upper part .
Conifer cuttings root slowly, sometimes
requiring month to produce adequate rooting.

19. Narrow-leaved evergreen
The preferable rooting
environment is cool and
humid .
Sometimes a cold frame
with high light intensity
can be used to
accelerate the rooting
process.
Example of plants in
this category are
juniper, hemlock, pine

20. Narrow –leaved evergreen

21. Herbaceous cuttings
• Herbaceous cuttings are made from
non-woody, herbaceous plant such as
coleus chrysanthemums, and dahlia.
• A3 –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.