Planting from vegetative material - cgiar

Planting from vegetative material
Smallholder farmers usually prefer planting from
vegetative material as:
• it is easy and reliable (particularly for most grasses),
• it gives rapid establishment,
• weeding between rows is easy,
• land does not have to be fully cultivated,
• planting material is locally available, and
• it can even be planted late in the wet season while
seed has to be sown early in the wet season.
Vegetative planting materials:
• should be planted as soon as possible after collection,
• must be kept moist and cool until planted, and
• establish best if planted when the soil is wet.
It is important to collect vegetative planting material from
many plants to maximise genetic variation. This reduces
the risk of susceptibility to disease and insect damage.
Farmers often prefer to establish forages using
vegetative planting materials rather than seed.
Planting grasses from rooted
tillers is easy and reliable. [JH]
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