MARCOTTING

Marcotting

 is defined as the asexual method

of plant propagation which
involves the rooting of aerial
stems while attached to the
parent plant.
 COMMON
PROCEDURES
IN
MARCOTTING
 FIRST PROCEDURE

PLANT AND SHOOT SELECTION

 Choose a healthy and vigorous

plant that will serve as the parent
plant.
 Choose also the plant with plenty
of leaves.
 SECOND PROCEDURE

GIRDLING
 A strip of bark is first removed
from around the portion of the
stem to be rooted.
SECOND PROCEDURE

• Look on the
node
 SECOND PROCEDURE

• Press the “sharp”

knife against the
bark preferably as
close as possible
below the node.
Moving the knife
in circular motion
around the stem.
SECOND PROCEDURE

• A similar cut is
made generally
about 2 to 5
cm below the
first cut.
 SECOND PROCEDURE

• The two cuts are

then connected
by a straight
upward cut and
the bark is pried
loose and
removed.
THIRD PROCEDURE
SCRAPING
 The debarked
portion of the
stem is then
scraped slightly
to remove the
cambium layer.
 FOURTH PROCEDURE

WEDGING

 Inserting suitable material on the

wound of the plant just like the
sphagnum moss or moistened soil.
 FIFTH PROCEDURE

PLACING AND SECURING THE

ROOTING MEDIUM
 A slightly moistened sphagnum
moss or soil is placed around the
debarked stem and wrapped with
a piece of plastic sheet.
 FIFTH PROCEDURE

• As an alternative,
the plastic sheet
may be placed
first on the stem
with one end just
below the lower
cut.
FIFTH PROCEDURE

• The rooting
medium is
then inserted
gradually.
 FIFTH PROCEDURE

• Above the
upper cut is
tied securely
to the stem.
• A marcotted plant.
ASSIGNMENT

Research on the following:

• Define Grafting
• Types of Grafting
• Importance of Grafting
• Common methods of Grafting