Question

Choose the statement that does not apply to air layering.

• A. It is used mostly on tropical fruit species such as litchi, pomegranate, etc.
• B. It is also called gootee and pot layering.
• C. It is observed in strawberry plant wherein arched subaerial branched help in vegetative propagation.
• D. It is the method of inducing rooting by girdling aerial branches of both dicots and monocots.

Answer 1

The correct option is C It is observed in strawberry plant wherein arched subaerial branched help in vegetative propagation.

Layering is a type of artificial vegetative propagation technique in which adventitious roots are made to grow on stems while it is still attached to the parent plant.

The method of inducing rooting by girdling aerial branches is called “air layering”. It is also called gootee, or pot layering.
Air layering is used mostly on tropical fruit species, such as litchi, pomegranate and to propagate rare and endangered tropical species. It can be applied to both monocots and dicots and minor difference in the procedures.

In plants such as strawberries, subaerial stems called stolons are observed. These are arched horizontal branches that develop at the base of the crown and aid in vegetative propagation.