It means to break or tear. Rip . In Agronomy it is to produce or take cuttings to achieve an asexual reproduction of a plant. It is a term used in southern Colombia and Ecuador.
In Ecuador, 'chilpir' is cutting segments or cuttings from a tree to plant. By association it is used as "to tear, to tear, to shred". From Quechua Shiite ("to break") . See chilpe, chilpid.