EXERCISE 4.2

Question 1

A rounded underground
storage organ with fleshy scales.

Answer 1

Bulb

Question 2

A small bulb that forms in the leaf axils or leaf bases.

Answer 2

Bulbil

Question 3

A small, young plant
that develops from a
parent plant

Answer 3

Plantlet

Question 4

A swollen, underground
stem that stores nutrients.

Answer 4

Corm

Question 5

A small corm that forms on the parent corm, often a means of asexual reproduction.

Answer 5

Cormel

Question 6

The part of a plant
where the stem meets
the roots, often
producing new shoots.

Answer 6

Crown

Question 7

An underground stem that grows horizontally and produces shoots and roots.

Answer 7

Rhizome

Question 8

A horizontal stem that grows along the soil surface, producing new
plants at nodes.

Answer 8

Runner

Question 9

A small piece of a
plant, usually a stem with leaves, used for propagation.

Answer 9

Slip

Question 10

A shoot that grows from the base of a plant or root system, often forming new plants.

Answer 10

Sucker

Question 11

Cuttings from succulent stems of non-woody plants

Answer 11

Herbaceous

Question 12

Cuttings taken from new, soft growth of woody plants

Answer 12

Softwood

Question 13

Cuttings from partially matured wood in the current season’s growth

Answer 13

Semi-Hardwood

Question 14

Cuttings from mature, woody stems

Answer 14

Hardwood

Question 15

Key principle of root cuttings?

Answer 15

Success relies on the formation of adventitious roots through dedifferentiation (new meristematic regions)

Question 16

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE FOR
Marcotting (SRSAC³)

Answer 16

Select a branch
Remove bark
Scrape cambium layer
Apply moist medium
Cover with plastic
Check for rooting
Cut and repot

Question 17

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE FOR Grafting (SPPISP)

Answer 17

Select scion
Prepare scion
Prepare rootstock
Insert wedge
Secure joint
Placement and monitoring

Question 18

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE FOR Budding (PPMPCIWM)

Answer 18

Prepare budstick
Prepare rootstock
Make cuts on rootstock
Prepare bud
Cut the bud patch
Insert the bud
Wound the rootstock
Monitor growth

Question 19

Stages of Micropropagation? (ESRA)

Answer 19

Establishment, Shoot multiplication, root formation, and acclimatization

Question 20

A managed site designed to grow seedlings under favorable conditions until they are ready for transplanting into a permanent site

Answer 20

NURSERY

Question 21

Purpose of nursery?

Answer 21

To produce high quality seedlings or planting materials to satisfy the needs of the end-users

Question 22

Type of Nurseries based on Specialization (FVOC)

Answer 22

Fruit trees
Vegetables
Ornamentals
Combination