Layering and Dividing Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. A young, small corm produced from stolon on the base of a mature corm
  2. 4. A storage organ that develops in some orchids and can be cut and potted to grow new plants
  3. 8. A swollen, underground stem that is a storage organ for the plant
  4. 14. A modified stem structure that grows horizontally below or near the soil’s surface, producing roots on the bottom and shoots on the top
  5. 15. A type of bulb that has a dry, papery covering or tunic
  6. 19. The process of developing new tubers, which are swollen, underground stems that are storage organs for the plant
  7. 20. The pilling of soil onto plants to promote desired growth, as in the case of potatoes to produce more tubers.
  8. 21. A propagation method in which soil is piled on the crown of the plant, and the new shoots from adventitious roots that can be severed and transplanted.
  9. 22. An underground storage structure in a plant, such as a bulb, corm, or tuber.
  10. 23. A small bulb attached to the main bulb, which serves as a means of reproduction for the plant.
  11. 24. layering A variation of compound layering in which shoots are laid horizontally to the ground and some buds are exposed while others are covered with soil in an alternating pattern.
Down
  1. 1. A type of lateral shoot or branch that forms at the base of a main stem, which occurs only in some plants, primarily in monocots.
  2. 2. A type of bulb that has fleshy scales and does not have a dry covering, such as a lily bulb.
  3. 5. Horizontal stems that grow aboveground and produce plants or tubers
  4. 6. A modified stem that contains a short, fleshy basal plate at the bottom from which roots grow and which holds fleshy scales and the shoot.
  5. 7. A propagation method that involves wounding the stem and wrapping it in rooting medium to encourage adventitious root formation.
  6. 9. Wounding of a stem by cutting or bending the stem for the purpose of propagation.
  7. 10. A shoot that grows from an adventitious bud on a root or any shoot that grows near the base of a plant
  8. 11. A propagation method of bulbs or corms that multiply and can be propagated by gently pulling apart the new bulbs or corms
  9. 12. A general term of vegetative propagation technique in which plants initiate roots while still attached to a parent plant.
  10. 13. To form a waxy substance (called suberin) that protects plants from desiccation and pathogens
  11. 16. A modified, enlarged stem that serves as a storage organ and method of reproduction.
  12. 17. A small, aerial tuber produced in the axil of a leaf.
  13. 18. A specialized stem that grows horizontally above the ground and forms a new plant