Vegetative Propagation Flashcards
1
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Vegetative propagation
A
Asexual reproduction
2
Q
Natural vegetative propagation
A
Forming new plants from a stem,root, leaf or bud
3
Q
Methods of natural vegetative propagation
A
Runners, root, leaf, buds
4
Q
Eg of runners
A
Strawberries
5
Q
Eg root
A
Sweet potato
6
Q
Eg leaf
A
Cactus
7
Q
Eg of buds
A
Onion
8
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Methods of artificial propagation
A
Cuttings, grafting, layering, micropropagation
9
Q
A cutting
A
A portion of a plant that is removed from the parent plant and grown into a new independent plant
10
Q
Grafting
A
The joining and uniting of part of one plant with a second plant
11
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Layering
A
The growth of a new plant from a stem
That is still attached to the parent plant
12
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Micropropagation
A
The growth of plants from small pieces of tissue under sterile conditions on a specially selected medium
