Bamboo and Rattan/Rattan/Course-1 Unit-6

6.1 Propagation by suckers
Propagation by suckers for clustering rattans may be resorted to when seeds are of limited supply. Suckers can be separated from the clump and used as planting material. The suckers so removed should have some roots intact, and should be potted immediately in a suitable soil mixture. The sucker seedling could be transplanted to the field after a period of stabilization in the nursery. Rooting response can be enhanced by treatment with growth regulators such as NAA. Dipping the basal portion of the suckers in NAA 2000 ppm was found to be successful

6.2 Tissue culture methods (I feel that this part should be handled by Dr. E.M. Muraleedharan,KFRI)