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TAS - Technology Mandatory - Year 7 - Australian Native Plant Propagation: What is plant propagation?

A selection of resources to support Year 7 students with their research task.

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Australian Native Plant Propagation

What is Plant Propagation?

 

 

What is Plant Propagation?

Propagation is a fancy word for creating new plants from the ones you already have.

Some plants grow from seeds, but others can grow from just a little piece of themselves.

That’s right—it's possible to snip off part of a plant, put it in water, and watch it grow new roots. 

There are two main ways plants create new plants:

  • Sexual Propagation: This uses seeds.
  • Asexual Propagation: This uses parts of a plant, like stems, leaves, or roots.

Useful Websites

 

 

Australian Native Plants Society

Includes information about the cultivation, propagation, conservation and appreciation of Australia’s native flora.

 

Australian National Botanic Gardens

Includes information about Australian plants, including propagation.

 

Books in the College Library

The Plant Propagator's Bible

The Plant Propagator's Bible offers all you need to know to propagate new plants from existing ones.

RHS Propagating Plants : how to grow plants for free

Follow the advice of top RHS experts who explain how to grow morre than 1500 plants from seeds and cuttings, by division, grafting, layering and more.

No-Waste Kitchen Gardening

Learn to grow and re-propagate produce from kitchen scraps like carrot stumps and apple cores with No-Waste Kitchen Gardening.

The science of gardening: discover how your garden really grows

Exploding myths and offering research-backed advice, this book provides a shortcut to decades of gardening experience by explaining the science behind how a garden grows. The only book to explain the science behind gardening practice in a simple and visually accessible way.

Happy Planet Living

Be inspired and discover the simple ways you can live a climate positive lifestyle and make a big difference.