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  1. 6. HORMONE A substance used to encourage root growth in plant cuttings
  2. 7. LAYERING A method of propagating plants by encouraging roots to form on a stem while it is still attached to the parent plant
  3. 8. A horticultural technique where tissues of plants are joined so as to continue their growth together
  4. 9. CUTTINGS Cuttings taken from non-woody plants
  5. 11. The plant that provides the root system in grafting
  6. 12. GRAFTING A type of grafting that uses a bud instead of a scion
  7. 15. Cutting off branches or stems of a plant
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  1. 1. A method of bud grafting where a T-shaped cut is made in the stock
  2. 2. A method of plant propagation where a stem is encouraged to form roots while still attached to the parent plant
  3. 3. GRAFT A method of grafting where the scion and stock are joined by matching their cut surfaces
  4. 4. The detached living portion of a plant joined to a stock in grafting
  5. 5. The part of a plant stem from which leaves or branches grow
  6. 10. A method of plant propagation using pieces of the plant
  7. 13. The point where the scion and stock are joined in grafting
  8. 14. LAYERING A type of layering where the tip of a stem is buried to produce new plants