Is anyone familiar with the phenomenon that certain mother stock plants produce lower quality cuttings over time? Are such observations explained by differences in nutrient needs, changes in primary (or 2ndary) metabolism , degeneration over time or damaging microbial communities that build up?
Please share relevant work or hypotheses :)
You can find useful information on https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280573682_Influence_of_the_Quality_of_Rooted_Cuttings_on_the_Growth_and_Final_Quality_of_Cut_Chrysanthemum
Also check https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/propagation/cuttings/stock-plants-for-propagation.htm
Chinaza Godswill Awuchi Thank you for replying however I'm actually looking for an explanation in the opposite direction starting from the mother plant. Stock plants can generate multiple rounds of cuttings and the position, harvest time, size of cuttings etc are of importance how the quality of material becomes. One may optimize the growth of cuttings itself but I am wondering what actually causes stockplants to produce derived cuttings of lower quality.
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