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Air Layering

Air Layering

Air layering is encouraging a branch to form roots while it remains attached to the parent plant, commonly by treating a wounded section and enclosing it in moist medium. Although it works well for some fruit species, mango is generally propagated more reliably by grafting onto seedling rootstocks. A layer must develop adequate roots before separation, and roots can be fragile afterward. Do not assume a technique demonstrated on another tropical fruit will give the same success or tree structure on mango.

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