This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions, exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.
Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.
Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in each SLM. This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if you need to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of the lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-check your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We trust that you will be honest in using these.
Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on any part of this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises and tests. And read the instructions carefully before performing each task.
If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.
Successful tree-planting requires some knowledge about trees, what they need and how they grow, and some skill on when and how to plant and take care of them. If we want to be successful in planting trees and fruit-bearing trees you must abreast yourselves with different tools and equipment in order to achieve a bountiful harvest.
This module will cover on how to propagate trees and fruit bearing trees using scientific processes.
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. identify the appropriate tools and equipment in plant propagation and their uses;
2. demonstrate scientific ways of propagating fruit bearing trees; and
3. observe healthy and safety measures in propagating fruit-bearing trees.