Techniques of macro-propagation have been used for millennia, however it was difficult to identify clear principles applying to all species. Research over the last 20-30 years has provided better understanding of the numerous pre- and post-severance interacting factors – both morphological and physiological - and led to greater clarity. This research has in particular helped to explain what was an apparently contradictory scientific literature based on experiments which did not adequately record details of the stockplant and its environment. The improved understanding has led to the use of macro-propagation in the domestication of new tropical tree crops.

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Plant Cloning: Macro-Propagation