About Marcotting or Air Layering
Marcotting
What is marcotting: Marcotting is an asexual or vegetative method of plant propagation,can be easily performed with less skill.
Steps of marcotting :
1.Cut out the outer layer of the mother plant.
2.Scrape of the colorless ,sticky residue underneath the bark.
3.Wrap the exposed part with damp sphagnum moss and wrap with a piece of clear plastic
4.Tie it with some wire at the end.
1.Cut out the outer layer of the mother plant.
2.Scrape of the colorless ,sticky residue underneath the bark.
3.Wrap the exposed part with damp sphagnum moss and wrap with a piece of clear plastic
4.Tie it with some wire at the end.
One example of Marcotted plant:
