"Mark Fawcett" wrote in message
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Does any one have any info on plant micropropagation? Its something
Ive wanted to try out particularily on some plants that i would like
to rapidly increase the numbers of as I want to start my own nursery
next year -

It is a specialised field and it's going to take more than a few weeks to
get yourself up to speed for commercial work. Most nurseries send out their
microprop work to specialists.
Some other forms of propagation are very fast and economical on plant
material so you can build up a stock very quickly. They are easier to
operate for non-specialists and newcomers. I'm thinking in particular of
mist or fogging systems for suitable subjects. Bottom heated beds with thin
polythene laid over the cuttings give surprisingly good results with
suitable subjects.
If you haven't already got it; buy yourself a copy of Hartmann and
Kester-Plant Propagation: Principles and Practice (General propagation - not
microprop). Now in its umteenth edition much revised and updated.
It's just possible your local college might have an underused microprop
facility you could negotiate some space in.

Rod