Across
- 4. tendency of hybrid plants to be stronger and survive better
- 5. will provide the plants new root system
- 6. is a pesticide used to prevent diseases
- 7. herbaceous and woody plants are often propagated this way
- 10. reproduction, is simply the process of increasing the numbers of a species
- 12. seed will sprout and begin growth
- 14. top part of plant that is to be propagated
Down
- 1. nick the seed coat with a knife or a file
- 2. is the union of an egg and sperm resulting in a seed
- 3. separating the main part into smaller parts
- 8. procedure for joining two plant parts together so they grow as one
- 9. plants will develop roots in any area that is in contact with the soil while still attached to the mother plant
- 11. chemical that will react with the newly formed cells and encourage the plant to develop roots faster
- 13. uses a part of parts of only one parent plant