Try air layering for *Ficus *propagation. We had success with most of the Ficus species around us in Kerala.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layering http://www.evergreengardenworks.com/airlayer.htm Regards, Giby On 21 September 2011 15:35, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: > After searching i could not find any such thread mentioning propagation. > Two related threads > [efloraofindia:64104] Ficus krishnae [efloraofindia:57518] 201210-PR -For > ID-Chennai. > you can see these on group site itself > > On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 4:08 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ** We have a very long thread of F. Krishni existing on eflora site. >> Rather that was atopic of discussion then. >> I don't know how to find old threads, and may not get time to search. Pl >> go through it. It explains about propagation too. >> Madhuri >> >> Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel >> ------------------------------ >> *From: * Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy <[email protected]> >> *Sender: * [email protected] >> *Date: *Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:48:04 +0530 >> *To: *efloraofindia<[email protected]> >> *Subject: *[efloraofindia:82406] efloraindia: 200911 BRS36 >> >> If any one attempted the propagation of F. krishane, I shall be happy to >> have the details. >> I have tried through cuttings, but not succesful. After going through some >> literature I found that this sp. can be propagated through seeds only. >> >> Photos are avialable in the following link. >> >> http://nbranaikatti.blogspot.com/2011/05/ficus.html >> >> Thanks >> >> B. Rathinasabapathy >> Project Co-ordinator >> Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park >> 1388, Avinashi Road >> Peelamedu >> Coimbatore-641004 >> >> <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
