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3.Group Activity:
-Let the pupils prepare the materials needed in marcotting.
-Teacher demonstrates on how to marcot the plants (Watch carefully because
you will do this later)
-Present the steps in marcotting.
Step 1. Gather all the materials needed
Step 2. Select a branch that can be marcotted and girdle it.
Step 3. Removed the bark and scrape the cambium layer.
Step 4. Wrap the debarked branch around it with soil and cover with plastic
cellophane then tie thoroughly.
Step 5. Wait for it to keep the soil to induce roots to grow.
* What do you think the benefits we can get in marcotting?
(We can plant more trees easily in a short period of time.)
(We can get lots of food from fruits and get money from it.)
C. Enrichment Activity: Go to your group and perform the activity in marcotting. I will give 5
minutes to do the task (Teacher supervised while having the activity).
-Present the rubrics-
D. Generalization:
What is marcotting?
What are the materials needed in marcotting?
What are the benefits we can get in marcotting?
IV. Evaluation:
Read carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. It is the method of plant propagation were the branch is still part of the mother plant?
a. marcotting
b. grafting
c. budding
d. inarching
2. Which part of the stem will be removed?
a. Leaves
b. Bark
c. Trunk
d. Fruits
3. In steps in marcotting what layer can be scrape?
a. Bark
b. Stem
c. Mother plant
d. Cambium
4. What rooting medium is the most effective?
a. Cloth
b. Soil
c. Sand
d. newspaper
5. Most of the fruit bearing tress can be marcotted except?
a. Guava tree
b. Coconut tree
c. Mango tree
d. Avocado tree
V. Assignment:
Write the steps in grafting. Place it in a whole sheet of paper.