Proc. of
Beauty and the Blade: Commercial
Field Propagation Tools Useful for Avocado
Gray Martin
Department
of Botany and Plant Sciences,
Alvin V. Lypps
Abstract. Combine the skills of a certified
welder and a long-time field propagator of avocado, and you get an
extraordinary assemblage of hand-crafted tools including knives, chisels,
bark-forcing blades, specialized saws, carrying cases, etc. A series of color
slides will introduce the design and function of a representative from each of
the tool groups. Rarely seen, these specialized tools are invaluable to the
successful field propagator.