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Originally Posted by louis14
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Sorry I missed the question. ... YES ... my understanding is a growing meristem will inhibit the growth of new shoots/suckers. Look at Fig 5; 6; & 7 of the reference i linked above. Don't murder the center grow point by smashing. I think this encourages rot to form. Cut a cross as shown by the reference all the way down through the bottom leaf ring. ... I think this will now cause each cut section to act independently as if the corm was split into; and thus causing multiple shoots to grow.
I think some sawdust over the top of the corms (3 or 4 cm) will help the new shoots to grow and to grow roots also. The mother corm is dying and will rot away in 2 or 3 months so the new shoots need to start root growth.