root cutting
Underground stem section
A root cutting is a section of plant root used to propagate a new plant.
The cutting is taken from a healthy parent plant, placed in soil or growing medium, and develops shoots and its own root system.
Many perennials, shrubs, and trees can be propagated this way: Take root cuttings in late winter when the plant is dormant.
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- stemPlant's central axis
- nodeConnection point in networks
- hormoneBody's chemical messenger
slip · snip · sharp knife · soil · potting mix · moisture · vermiculite · greenhouse · nursery · blade · diagonal · woody · softwood · hardwood · transplant · new growth · mother plant · parent plant
propagation method
root cuttingsexual reproduction
Two-parent genetic combination
grafting · tissue culture · division · seed · seed sowing
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