The book provides a comprehensive overview of the various propagation structures, nursery techniques and management, sexual methods of propagation, and alternative methods such as apomixis, polymerxyony, chimeras, and bud sports. The selection and maintenance of mother trees is also covered, as well as the collection of scion wood sticks and the relationship between the scion and stock. The book touches on natural vegetative propagation, conventional artificial vegetative propagation, and biotechnological artificial vegetative propagation (micropropagation). The language used is simple and clear, making it accessible to beginners. The book is also illustrated with photographs and diagrams, and includes questions at the end of each chapter to assess student understanding.

Ranjan Kumar Tarai, Associate Professor of Fruit Science, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Chiplima Campus, Sambalpur-768 025, Odisha, India

Bhimasen Naik, Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics,,Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Chiplima Campus, Sambalpur-768 025, Odisha, India

Ajit Kumar Sahoo, Assistant Professor of Fruit Science,Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology 
Chiplima Campus, Sambalpur-768 025, Odisha, India

Purandar Mandal, Assistant Professor, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology,Chiplima Campus, Sambalpur-768 025, Odisha, India

1 Plant Propagation: An Introduction, 2. Propagation Structures, 3.  Nursery Techniques and Management. 4.Sexual Method of Propagation.5. Apomixis, Polyembryony, Chimera and Bud Sport. 6    Selection and Maintenance of Mother Trees. 7 Collection of Scion Wood Stick, Scion-Stock Relationship and Their Influences, and Bud Wood Certification.. 8 Natural Vegetative Propagation..9 Conventional Artificial Vegetative Propagation.10 Biotechnological Artificial Vegetative Propagation (Micropropagation)