Seeds
Obtained from fruits, pods, or purchased packets.
What is Seeds
Allows for the specific combination of desired traits.
What is Grafting
Removing a section of the plant’s root, leaf, or stem and placing it into a suitable medium to become its own plant.
What is Cutting
Is technically considered an aeroponics system.
What is Cloning
The 3 essential factors of propagation.
Light
Water
Temperature
The most natural way to start new plants.
What is Seed Propagation
The most common grafting method
What is Whip-and-Tongue
Main disadvantage of cuttings
What is disease
Has a shorter shelf lifespan and can be expensive
What is Cloning Gel
Supplement used to encourage root growth.
Root Hormone
The recommended depth at which seeds should be planted.
What is 1 inch
A T-shaped incision is made in the rootstock bark, with a bud slipped under it.
What is Budding
Length of time for roots to develop.
What is 2-4 weeks
Main disadvantage of Cloning Systems
What is struggle to maintain moisture
The use of seeds produced from fertilization.
Sexual Propagation
A seed's ability to germinate under favorable conditions.
What is Viability
The shoot or bud providing above-ground part.
What is Scion
Propagation method similar to cuttings
What is Cloning
The main difference between cloning gel and root hormones.
What is moisture retention
Growing new plants from existing plants.
Asexual propagation
Seeds contain combined genetics, creating stronger, more adaptable plants.
What is Genetic Diversity
The root system, onto which the scion is grafted.
What is Rootstock
Name the three different types of cuttings
What are stem, leaf, and root cuttings.
Found in most synthetic root hormones
What is indole-3-butyric acid (IBA)
Using laboratory techniques to clone plants from very small tissue samples under sterile conditions.
Micropropagation or Tissue Culture