Don't Cut Me
Strong healthy roots are taken to start a new plant.
What are root cuttings?
This type of graft is done on apples and pears from February to April.
What is a whip and tongue graft?
Chemicals in or surrounding seeds prevent germination.
What is chemical dormancy?
Thickened lower stems that are only found on sympodial orchids.
What are pseudobulbs?
The first true leaves of a seed.
What is the epicotyl?
Often done on Hoyas, Peperomias, and African Violets, these cuttings are taken from early spring to summer.
What are leaf cuttings?
This type of budding likes to be taken in early Spring and prefers to be kept at 90 degrees.
What is chip budding?
Absorption of water, exposure to oxygen, warm temperatures, light, and broken dormancy are all requirements for this process.
What is seed germination?
These are underground stems that have axillary buds and vascular cambium.
What are rhizomes?
The embryonic root of a seed.
What is the radicale?
Taken from semi-ripe stems with a leaf and axillary bud.
What are leaf bud cuttings?
This type of graft is done with Juniper, typically only in the summer.
What is side splice veneer grafting?
______ __________ occurs when conditions are not favorable for germination.
What is seed dormancy?
Modified stems with the same function as root tubers.
What are stem tubers?
____________ plants have separate male and female flowers.
What are monoecious plants?
These cells are undifferentiated cells found in specific areas of the plant.
What are meristematic cells?
These buds like the temperature to be 80-85 degrees and consistanty moist wood.
What is patch budding?
When the embryo is not fully ripe upon maturation?
What is embryo dormancy?
Swollen sections of roots that are unable to form shoots except for at the crown.
What are root tubers?
____________ plants have separate male and female plants.
What are dioecious plants?
In these cuttings, bark is removed and wounded to encourage callousing.
What are semi-ripe cuttings?
This type of budding is typically done with maize and plantain in early in late July to early September.
What is T-budding?
When the hard outer seed coat prevents water infiltration.
What is seed coat dormancy?
Thickened stem base with tiny dormant offsets around the stem base.
What are corms?
Humans started propagating plants _______ years ago.
What is 10,000 years?