Cuttings Flashcards
1
Q
What is the first step in how plants can be reproduced?
A
- Cuttings are taken from a plant
2
Q
What is the second step in how plants can be reproduced?
A
- The cuttings are put in a rooting hormone
3
Q
What is the third step in how plants can be reproduced?
A
- Roots start to form and new plants develop
4
Q
What are the new plants that are created?
A
Genetically identical to the parent plant
5
Q
What are auxins?
A
The main plant hormone used in horticulture
6
Q
What do auxins do?
A
They affect cell division at the tip of a shoot
Causes cells to grow in size just under the tip so that the stem or roots grow longer
