Propagation -- Asexual Reproduction

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Across
  1. 3. develop roots in area thats in contact with media while attached to parent plant
  2. 4. joining two plant parts together so they grow as one
  3. 9. micropropagation; small & actively growing part of the plant used, new plantlets obtained from a section of leaf
  4. 13. layering method using a stem bending into the ground and covered with medium
  5. 14. cut into wedges containing at least one vein
  6. 15. cutting that includes one or two eyes/nodes
  7. 16. cutting used with woody-stem plants & shield shaped
  8. 17. stem ______ cutting that is a section of the stem
  9. 18. plant has has alternate leaves & stock material is limited
Down
  1. 1. popular type of bud graft, vertical cut about a 1/4 in long made on the rootstock
  2. 2. leaf with a ______ about 0.5-1.5in. long is detached from the plant
  3. 5. foliage plants propagated in this way; stem girdled with 2 cuts about 1 inch apart
  4. 6. stem _____ cutting that includes terminal bud
  5. 7. cutting made from a leaf with a petiole
  6. 8. grafting using the union of a small piece of bark with a bud & rootstock
  7. 10. plant has alternate leaves
  8. 11. dividing or separating main part into smaller parts
  9. 12. used on plants 2-3yrs. old & made in dormant season
  10. 14. used with large leaf types