Question: In which of the following plants chip budding is done? (RJ ARO Horti 2022)
Options:
Rose
Grape
China rose
Rubber
✅Explanation: Chip budding is often used for fruit and ornamental, deciduous trees. Trees in the rose family, such as apple, cherries, hawthorn, pear, plums, and Sorbus, are especially amenable to chip budding. Acers, Laburnum, Magnolia, and Robinia are other trees frequently budded. Â
📌Other Options Explanations:
-Option B: Grape: Hardwood cuttings are typically used for grape propagation.
-Option C: China rose: China roses, also known as Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, are commonly propagated through cuttings or air layering.
-Option D: Rubber: Rubber trees are primarily propagated through bud grafting or cuttings.