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