A form of layering in which the branch is potted or wrapped in a moist growing medium to promote root growth.
〔园艺〕（将枝条盆栽或包在潮湿生长媒质中来促进生长的）空中压条法
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Propagation can be done by air layering but patience is required as it may take a while before layered segments root and can be removed from the parent plant.
He tried cuttings and air layering, with no success, and finally tried grafting it onto a related species from the Big Island.
The Air Layering system, which is known to be a very successful method, traditionally, has been used only on plants that are difficult to propagate by seeds or cuttings.
This tree can be propagated by air layering or stem cutting.
The Javanese propagate the trees vegetatively by ‘air layering’, a technique which involves making a parcel of soil around a branch so that it strikes root and can be cut off and planted.
Definition of air layering in US English:
air layering
noun
Horticulture
A form of layering in which the branch is potted or wrapped in a moist growing medium to promote root growth.
〔园艺〕（将枝条盆栽或包在潮湿生长媒质中来促进生长的）空中压条法
Example sentencesExamples
The Air Layering system, which is known to be a very successful method, traditionally, has been used only on plants that are difficult to propagate by seeds or cuttings.
Propagation can be done by air layering but patience is required as it may take a while before layered segments root and can be removed from the parent plant.
He tried cuttings and air layering, with no success, and finally tried grafting it onto a related species from the Big Island.
This tree can be propagated by air layering or stem cutting.
The Javanese propagate the trees vegetatively by ‘air layering’, a technique which involves making a parcel of soil around a branch so that it strikes root and can be cut off and planted.