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- 3. A young, small corm produced from stolon on the base of a mature corm
- 4. A storage organ that develops in some orchids and can be cut and potted to grow new plants
- 8. A swollen, underground stem that is a storage organ for the plant
- 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
- 15. A type of bulb that has a dry, papery covering or tunic
- 19. The process of developing new tubers, which are swollen, underground stems that are storage organs for the plant
- 20. The pilling of soil onto plants to promote desired growth, as in the case of potatoes to produce more tubers.
- 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.
- 22. An underground storage structure in a plant, such as a bulb, corm, or tuber.
- 23. A small bulb attached to the main bulb, which serves as a means of reproduction for the plant.
- 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.
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- 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. A type of bulb that has fleshy scales and does not have a dry covering, such as a lily bulb.
- 5. Horizontal stems that grow aboveground and produce plants or tubers
- 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.
- 7. A propagation method that involves wounding the stem and wrapping it in rooting medium to encourage adventitious root formation.
- 9. Wounding of a stem by cutting or bending the stem for the purpose of propagation.
- 10. A shoot that grows from an adventitious bud on a root or any shoot that grows near the base of a plant
- 11. A propagation method of bulbs or corms that multiply and can be propagated by gently pulling apart the new bulbs or corms
- 12. A general term of vegetative propagation technique in which plants initiate roots while still attached to a parent plant.
- 13. To form a waxy substance (called suberin) that protects plants from desiccation and pathogens
- 16. A modified, enlarged stem that serves as a storage organ and method of reproduction.
- 17. A small, aerial tuber produced in the axil of a leaf.
- 18. A specialized stem that grows horizontally above the ground and forms a new plant