Propagation of Haemanthus by Bulb Cutting

Abstract

Propagation of Haemanthus sp. through bulb cutting was studied at intervals during the period of growth and development of the plants. It could be concluded from the results that bulb cutting could be successfully done during the period of the plant growth although the treatments carried out in August yielded relatively smaller bulblet size compared to those of April and June. Cutting the bulb into 8 pieces per bulb gave higher number of bulblets per mother bulb but of smaller size and weight than those of the 4 and 6 pieces per bulb treatments.