Pressure Act - Pressure Information Act

...It can be applied to both evergreen and deciduous trees, and it can be used to root either one-year-old or two- or three-year-old branches. There are two methods of layering: the high-layering method, in which the bark of a branch at the top is peeled off in a circular shape and the roots are sown in that part, and the pressing method, in which the branch that is closer to the ground is bent and pressed into the soil to sown. (e) Cuttings and grafting Cuttings are used for woody plants with well-developed woody parts, while cuttings are used for herbaceous plants, where the soft tip of the shoot is cut and inserted. ...

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…常緑樹でも，落葉樹でも適用でき，1年枝でも，2～3年枝でも発根させることができる。取木には，高い部分の枝を環状に剝皮し，その部分に発根させる〈高取法〉と，地面に近い部分に出る枝を曲げて土中に押さえて発根させる〈圧条法〉とがある。(e)挿木と挿芽　挿木は木質部が発達した木本類の場合に用い，挿芽は柔らかい芽先を切って挿す方法で草本類に用いる。…

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