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Types of leaf cuttings
i) Leaf Blade Cuttings:
- The long tapering leaves into 2 to 3 pieces are inserted into sand, and after some time a new leaf from at the base of the piece • E.g. Snake plant
ii) Leaf Vein Cutting:
- In this type of cutting the new plant develops from the leaf vein at the base of the leaf piece. E.g Begonia spp.
iii) Leaf Margin Cutting:
- In this case new plants arise from foliar embryos in the notches at the leaf margin
iv) Leaf Bud Cutting:
- This type of cutting consists of a leaf blade, petiole, and a short piece of the stem with the attached axillary bud
- E.g blackberry(black kimbu), camellia