Basil from Cuttings: Higher Yields, Earlier to Market
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- January 25, 2022
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Overview
A promising strategy for commercial basil production is to propagate basil from cuttings instead of seeds. Research from Texas A&M AgriLife has found that basil plants propagated from cuttings reach harvestable size earlier and yield more dry matter content than plants propagated from seeds. This publication explains the research and its possible implications for commercial growers.
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