Plant propagation simply refers to the reproduction of plants, and occurs by seeds or vegetative means such as cuttings (leaf, stem or root), division, layering, grafting, budding and tissue cultures.

PROBABLY no scientific problem more urgently needs attention in tropical agriculture than the establishment of standard yielding plantations from selected plants by methods of vegetative propagation.

Bamboo is not only an ecologically and economically significant plant but also a fascinating model for studying genetic diversity and propagation techniques. Recent advances in genomic technologies ...