Match the following terms and definitions. scion
triticale
an agricultural science that deals with crop production and
1.
improvement
a technique used in horticulture in which a part of the stem or
a bud is inserted into a plant with a good rcot system so that
2.
it becomes the top part of the plant and uses the root system
it was grafted into
3. the portion of a plant with the root system used in grafting
the portion of a plant with buds that is placed into the stock
4.
by grafting
5. a tall grass of Mexico and Central America related to corn
grafting
teosinte
agronomy
6. a high-yielding wheat and rye hybrid plant
rootstock
7. growing of new plants from other plant parts
vegetative propagation

agronomy: an agricultural science that deals with crop production and improvement

cutting: a technique in horticulture in which a cutting made from a stem, root, or leaf is used to grow a new plant

grafting: a technique used in horticulture in which a part of the stem or a bud is inserted into a plant with a good root system so that it becomes the top part of the plant and uses the root system it was grafted into

layering: the technique of developing roots on a stem of a plant while that stem is still attached to the parent plant and then cutting the stem away from the parent plant and planting it

rootstock: the portion of a plant with the root system used in grafting

scion: the portion of a plant with buds that is placed into the stock by grafting

teosinte: a tall grass of Mexico and Central America related to corn

triticale: a high-yielding wheat and rye hybrid plant

vegetative propagation: growing of new plants from other plant parts