Aloe grafting on multiflora plant Wanzhuang
This article provides an in-depth introduction to the topic of aloe grafting on multiflora plants for netizens who are interested. The article discusses the various aspects of aloe grafting on multiflora plants, Wanzhuang, and the following sections provide detailed information.
Further explanation about "aloe grafting Wanzhuang": this is merely an attempt by enthusiasts, unrelated to the market, the so-called Wanzhuang apocalypse, or price reductions. It is a natural and normal hobby that requires no special technical skills.
The essence of multiflora plant cultivation lies in interventions that help plants grow better, including environment, soil, management, and handling of the plants themselves. The joy of cultivation comes from improved growth and a sense of accomplishment. It is hard to understand why some people jump to conclusions like "Wanzhuang prices will drop" or "the market will be ruined" after discovering an interesting cultivation method. They should reflect on their original intentions. Next, let's discuss the technical issues of aloe grafting Wanzhuang:
1. Aloe and Haworthia are both in the Liliaceae family (according to the old classification), and they have a certain degree of kinship due to the existence of intermediate varieties between the hard-leaf series and aloe. This provides the theoretical basis for grafting aloe onto Wanzhuang. Aloe can be grafted onto Wanzhuang, as well as any variety of Haworthia, but the difficulty and outcome vary.
2. Grafting aloe onto Haworthia, especially Wanzhuang, is more challenging than grafting on cacti. It requires careful exploration and experience accumulation. It is not as simple as cutting and it often cannot be managed by beginners. Many factors affect the grafting process, including season, temperature and humidity, stock status, scion variety and condition, and the technique and post-processing. Detailed explanations follow.
3. Aloe selection: Common strong and long-stemmed varieties like Nocturne Aloe, Chinese Aloe, and Tree Aloe are suitable, with Nocturne Aloe being the best.
Stock pretreatment: Due to the poor affinity, aloe selection is crucial. Even among the same-looking Nocturne Aloe, there are differences in the condition of the sap. The amount of alkaloids and flavonoids determines the success of the grafting. The experienced approach is to choose individuals with transparent and odorless sap (the juice of many Nocturne Aloe has a yellow color and a pungent smell, which should be discarded). The stock should be pretreated with yellowing (i.e., dried in a weak light and well-ventilated place for a week) before operation, as these factors are vital to the success of the grafting.
Scion selection: Due to the poor affinity between aloe and Haworthia, the scion must be sufficiently plump to withstand the lack of water in the later stages. Plump lateral buds are ideal, while topped ones can also be used. Small buds or tissue culture seedlings are not suitable.
External environment: The aloe vera gel itself has good adhesive properties, but it can easily dry into a film that blocks the connection of the vascular bundles. The operation requires a dry environment, and an environment with proper ventilation and dryness reduces the sap in the stock. Excessive humidity can cause the sap to become too abundant and close off, while excessive dryness can be mitigated by moistening the cut surface with aloe leaf juice. Specific methods depend on experience, with no fixed rules. The best season for operation is spring, followed by autumn. Summer and winter are not suitable.
Operation technique: Flat grafting method. Aloe growth points are very low, so one must be patient and search layer by layer. Often, an inaccurate cut can cause the growth point to remain undamaged and regenerate, knocking the scion off. This must be handled carefully; one must slowly search for the white meristematic tissue area about 2-5mm in diameter below the growth point, which corresponds to the growth meristematic area of the scion, which is also about this size. If it is too large, it will not survive. Ensure that the outer ring of the meristematic region intersects at two or more points, then press firmly and bind with elastic material because the aloe stem contracts violently. Simply using string is not enough; elastic and evenly force-distributing material must be used for binding.
Post-grafting treatment: After grafting, place the plant in a well-ventilated and shaded area. The elastic binding can be removed after about 10 days. Wait another 1-2 weeks without watering, then spray with a fungicide-containing cytokinin or爱多收 to promote the connection of the vascular bundles. This step is key to survival. If not sprayed, it can be placed in a greenhouse with large temperature differences to promote vascular bundle connection through the external environment. Without this step, the plant will not survive.
Grafting effect: Similar to dragon god wood grafting a ball, it is not as fast as imagined, but the plant is full. Due to the complexity of the operation, the success rate may vary from person to person and is generally not high.
Daily management of the graft: As Wanzhuang's growth momentum is not strong, its growth point hormones are not enough to inhibit the formation of aloe lateral buds, and it cannot form a top dominance, so lateral buds often appear. The solution is to cut them off with a small knife regularly. Other Haworthia species may be better, such as using Shou or Yulü as scions, which are likely to produce fewer lateral buds on the stock.
About observation and landing: Grafting is to promote growth, not for observation. Those who doubt this should learn some basic knowledge of cacti. Wanzhuang is easy to land after grafting; just cut the top, unlike balls that require pursuing radishes, which is understood by those with some ball cultivation experience.
Meaning and prospects: Enriching the gameplay of cultivation, that's all.
Cacti grafting has been used for many years, but in the end, everyone still returns to the original method. Why? It's because grafting causes plants to show their characteristics early, leading to miniaturization or deformation, which does not meet the aesthetic standards of players. Therefore, grafting will not affect mainstream players. Using grafting to increase cultivation speed is just a temporary measure for beginners.
The significance of grafting lies in helping beginners understand plant habits, enrich gameplay, increase interest, and accumulate experience in solid root cultivation. Perhaps at times, grafting Haworthia increases the number of lateral buds or topped seedlings, but it is far inferior to tissue culture, which remains unstoppable.
Personally, I think it may bring a greater significance, which is that the grafted plants grow faster than the self-rooted ones and may help with flowering and pollination, improving the hybridization rate. This has already been well proven in cacti, which could help speed up the pace of our country's hybridization of Haworthia from seed. However, there is also evidence that grafted plants do not have good characteristics in their hybrid offspring, but this can be tolerated in the early stages, after all, one must walk step by step.
8. Will it become the second Zhangzhou? First, let's explain what "the second Zhangzhou" means. In the past, the grafting of cacti was developed by Zhangzhou and Fuzhou in Fujian, promoting the popularity of ball cacti. "The second Zhangzhou" means that the grafting of Haworthia becomes as popular as ball cacti. I think it's very difficult. Firstly, aloe grafting on Haworthia does not have such a strong growth advantage. Moreover, the charm of Wanzhuang often relies on aesthetics, analysis, rarity, and speculation. If too much is done, everyone will stop playing, and there will be no point in the second Zhangzhou. Even if it takes off, the patterns will fade, and there's no fun in that. Returning to the right way of cultivation is the correct path. There's no need to be confused by a Wanzhuang graft. In the past 24 hours, there have been many who wanted to get rich this way, so I might as well pour some cold water.
Recently, friends have been感慨 over the various turbulences caused by the introduction of grafting in Wanzhuang cultivation, or the increase in the number of Wanzhuang and the lowering of propagation and cultivation thresholds, with mixed feelings of joy and sorrow.
Actually, there's no need to worry. There are still many limiting steps to consider if you want to achieve scale, and it's not that simple.
In the midst of marveling at the accelerated growth of Wanzhuang, some friends have gone even further, directly contemplating the possibility of a惊喜 - if aloe has brocade, whether grafting it onto Wanzhuang will produce brocade.
My eyes not only didn't see $$$, but the glasses shattered... quite a感慨...
Under the rights and interests, to prevent more misunderstandings from spreading, I have opened another post to specifically explain the issue of grafting producing brocade:
1. The formation of brocade has many possibilities, including infectious and non-infectious types.
Infectious brocade is mainly caused by viruses, which manifest as mosaic disease. Some viruses can stably integrate into plant cells for a long time, forming stable, non-lethal mosaic disease, which is also a type of brocade. For example, Euphorbia pulcherrima brocade is a typical viral brocade, and other ornamental plants like Caladium are also viral brocade. The characteristics of this brocade are very uniform, with spots scattered randomly on each leaf, rarely showing separation.
Non-infectious brocade is caused by gene mutations or epigenetic changes, most of which are hereditary but not infectious or contagious. This type of brocade can show separation, high chimerism, or uniform brocade, which only exists for a period of time and then gradually separates, greatly influenced by the external environment, forming regular brocade such as轮, 中斑, 糊斑, 琥珀斑, etc.
2. If the stock's brocade is viral and the scion is susceptible, then the scion may produce brocade.
But! Aloe brocade is rarely viral, mostly caused by non-infectious mutations, and the viruses in aloe may not be easily susceptible to Haworthia, so grafting aloe brocade onto Wanzhuang or other Haworthia will not directly cause the scion to produce brocade.
3. Will it indirectly cause brocade?
Yes. Grafting can enhance the scion's growth speed and cell division speed by lifting the stock. With the acceleration of cell division and DNA replication, along with the waves of hormones from the stock, it is likely to cause DNA mismatch and mutations; it may also cause uneven distribution of chloroplasts due to rapid cell division, forming "split brocade" (a category of brocade, please search for essence posts for a specific introduction).
Thus, grafting can increase the probability of brocade formation without directly causing brocade. How much can this probability increase? It varies depending on the environment. In the past, on ball grafting in Tianjin, brocade formation was indeed observed, but the probability was quite low, with the highest occurring in the 子吹乌羽玉锦, which many people are familiar with. The reason is that the 子吹 species itself has a fast division rate, and with the stimulation of the stock, the two combined greatly increased the probability of brocade formation, making it perceivable by cultivators. Otherwise, it is not perceivable by cultivators and needs to be evaluated statistically.
In the past, Zhangzhou in Fujian province was so good at ball grafting that the mutation rate of balls increased significantly. The "flower笼兜" we see today, like Sun Wukong龟甲兜 or Godzilla龟甲兜, are from the hybridization of "花笼兜" obtained through Zhangzhou grafting variation, so grafting variation may manifest in many forms, not just brocade, and may result in more interesting deformities, which could be a way to cultivate new varieties of Haworthia, similar to the watermelon寿 obtained through tissue culture.
4. Is the mutation probability high for grafting aloe onto Haworthia?
Aloe grafting onto Haworthia cannot be compared with triangle grafting on balls. They are not in the same magnitude. Therefore, the mutation probability will be very low. Personally, I think it's hard enough to grow well, and there's no need to consider the issue of mutation. To increase mutation, the first step is to solve the growth speed and success rate of aloe grafting onto Haworthia, only then can there be other possibilities.
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