For the family common cultivation, Dendrobium propagation mainly adopts three simple methods, which are plant division, bud division and cutting. Let's learn more about the breeding methods of Dendrobium.
The so-called branch propagation is to separate the plants that grow together and plant them separately. Generally speaking, it is to separate them from the base of the old root cluster stem, so as to reduce the damage to the root system as much as possible, and the main plant will be a single plant. For those Dendrobium which grow and propagate luxuriantly and have a high germination rate, ramets are very suitable for propagation.
The old Dendrobium Plants often grow some new buds at the top or base, and there will be roots on these new buds. In this case, it is very suitable to use the way of bud division for propagation. The specific operation method is: select leaves, roots and more buds from the mother plant.
The cutting principle of Dendrobium is similar to that of general cutting. Select fresh Dendrobium strips, cut them into several sections, each section contains 2-3 sections, and smear grass ash or disinfect properly at the place where the cut was made before. According to the growth direction of Dendrobium, the root was inserted into the substrate. Because the node is the place where new buds grow, it should be exposed outside the matrix as much as possible.
