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Plant Propagation: Grafting and Vegetative Techniques — Key Terms
Match each term to its definition.
Vegetative propagation
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Growing new plants from parts of a parent plant rather than from seed.
Joining a scion onto a rootstock so they grow together as one plant.
The upper shoot of a chosen variety joined onto a rootstock during grafting.
The lower, rooted plant that supplies roots in a grafted plant.
Pieces of stem or root planted to grow into new plants, e.g. cassava.
Grafting
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Growing new plants from parts of a parent plant rather than from seed.
Joining a scion onto a rootstock so they grow together as one plant.
The upper shoot of a chosen variety joined onto a rootstock during grafting.
The lower, rooted plant that supplies roots in a grafted plant.
Pieces of stem or root planted to grow into new plants, e.g. cassava.
Scion
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Growing new plants from parts of a parent plant rather than from seed.
Joining a scion onto a rootstock so they grow together as one plant.
The upper shoot of a chosen variety joined onto a rootstock during grafting.
The lower, rooted plant that supplies roots in a grafted plant.
Pieces of stem or root planted to grow into new plants, e.g. cassava.
Rootstock
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Growing new plants from parts of a parent plant rather than from seed.
Joining a scion onto a rootstock so they grow together as one plant.
The upper shoot of a chosen variety joined onto a rootstock during grafting.
The lower, rooted plant that supplies roots in a grafted plant.
Pieces of stem or root planted to grow into new plants, e.g. cassava.
Cuttings
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Growing new plants from parts of a parent plant rather than from seed.
Joining a scion onto a rootstock so they grow together as one plant.
The upper shoot of a chosen variety joined onto a rootstock during grafting.
The lower, rooted plant that supplies roots in a grafted plant.
Pieces of stem or root planted to grow into new plants, e.g. cassava.
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