Tropical Agriculture - Plant Propagation

Plant Propagation

Many tropical food plants are propagated by cuttings. Seeds are necessary for plant embryos to survive the winter and other harsh conditions such as drought. However, where the weather is normally conducive to growth year-round, it is often advantageous for plants to reproduce through means other than seeds. By bypassing the seed stage plants can greatly accelerate their reproductive cycle. Despite this, anyone who wishes so, may still grow tropical crops (e.g. fruit, ...) from seed. To do so, some special seed germination techniques to germinate it more quicker may be best used.

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