There are 8 lessons in this course: Introduction, The principles of propagating plants by cuttings: Importance of cuttings, Phenotype vs genotype, why choose cutting propagation, where to get cuttings from, basic cutting technique, Stem cuttings, Ease with which tissue forms roots, types of stem cuttings - softwood, hardwood, semi hardwood, herbaceous, tip, heel, nodal, cane etc, treatments eg. basal heat, mist, tent, etc, testing rooting, etc, Non-stem cuttings, Leaf cuttings, root cuttings - natural suckering with or without division, Induced suckering, In situ whole root cuttings; ex situ detached root cuttings, bulb cuttings, scaling and twin scaling, sectioning, basal cuttage, Materials and equipment, Selection and maintenance of stock plants; disinfecting cutting material, Growing media, Propagation media; biological, chemical and physical characteristics of propagation and potting media, Testing for toxins, air filled porosity, potting up cuttings, soil-less mixes, rockwool, etc, Factors affecting rooting, Juvenility, Cutting Treatments - hormones and their application, anti transparents, acid or base treatments, disinfectants etc, Callusing, Mycorrhizae, Carbon Dioxide enrichment, etc, Setting up a propagation area, Creating and managing an appropriate cutting environment in terms of: Water; Disease; Temperature; Light and Air Quality, Greenhouses and other structures, watering methods (mist, fog, capillary etc), heating, etc, Management of cutting crops, Estimating cost of production; Keeping records, etc. Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.