Learn to Propagate Plants by Budding and Grafting
Lesson Content
This course has nine lessons as follows:
1. INTRODUCTION TO GRAFTING
Budding & Grafting Explained
Natural Grafts
Reasons for Budding and Grafting
Possible Drawbacks of Budding & Grafting
How A Graft Forms
How to Make a Grafting Cut
Rootstocks
Scions
Requirements for Successful Grafting
Graft Incompatibility
Seedling rootstocks
Clonal rootstocks
Correlation of scion buds and leaves on xylem and phloem formation
Graft incompatibility
2. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Important Tools
Knives
Pruning knife
Secateurs
Tying, wrapping and sealing materials
Other tools - saws, grafting machines
Care and maintenance of tools
Precautions when using tools
3. METHODS OF GRAFTING & BUDDING
Summary of Different Grafting Methods
Approach grafting
Inarching
Bark and Rind graft
Apical grafting
Whip and tongue graft
Splice graft
Saddle graft
Wedge and cleft graft
Petiole wedge graft
Oblique wedge graft
Side veneer graft
Side tongue graft
Side cleft graft
Side stub graft
Scooped side graft
Epicotyl graft
Bottle grafting
Seed grafting
Whip grafting
Summary of budding methods
T-budding or shield budding
Double shield budding
Chip budding
Patch budding
Flute budding
Ring budding
Forket budding
I-budding
Tailors goose budding
Window budding
Grafting Hints (General)
Craftmanship of Grafting
Techniques for melon grafting
4. WHAT CAN BE GRAFTED ONTO WHAT
Ranks of Classification
Families
Genus and species
Match Compatible Rootstocks and Scions
Grafting within a clone
5. BENCH GRAFTING
Use of Bench Grafting
Bench Grafting Apples Using Whip & Tongue Method
Aftercare of Grafted Plants in Bench System
How to plant and grow bench grafts
Improving survivability
6. ROOT GRAFTING
Use of Root Grafting
Root Grafting Roses
Nurse Root Grafting
Methods of nurse root grafting
Aftercare
Lilac Grafting
Some Species That May Be Root Grafted
Root cuttings and grafting
7. SOFT TISSUE GRAFTING
Use of Soft Tissue Grafting
Green Wood Grafting
Steps in green wood grafting on grapes
Commercial Grafting of Tomatoes
Green wood grafting of custard apple
8, GRAFTING WOODY ORNAMENTAL PLANTS
Choosing What to Graft
Grating various ornamentals
Acer, Aesculus, Betula, Camellia, Cedrus, Cercis, Cornus, Corylus, Cotoneaster, Elms, Eucalyptus, Fagus, Fraxinus, Gleditsia, Grevillea, Hamamelis, Hibiscus, Ilex, Juniperus, Liquidambar, Lireodendron, Magnolia, Malus, Picea, Pinius, Prunus, Prostanthera, Quercus, Rhododendron, Rosa, Thuja, Viburnum
9. GRAFTING FRUIT
Why & When to Graft Fruit Trees
Grafting Techniques Used on Fruit Trees Cleft graft
Bark graft
Rind graft
Slit graft
Bracing
Bridging
Reworking
Top working
Frame working
Double working
Four flap graft (Banana graft)
Establishing Fruit Tree Rootstocks
Stock plants
Final Assessment
