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Plant Reproduction Vocabulary Puzzle

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A cutting made from a leaf without a petiole
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A section of a plant stem containing a node that is placed in a plant medium to generate a new plant
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Union of an egg and sperm to produce a seed or fertilized egg
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Offspring of greater strength and potential resulting when two different breeds or varieties are crossed
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A plant consisting of a leaf and petiole on which a rooting compound is applied and the cutting is placed in a soil medium to develop into a new plant
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Chemical used to stimulate root formation on a cutting
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A seed sprouting or starting to grow
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Plant propagation by girdling a plant stem, wrapping it with sphagnum peat, and protecting with plastic
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A material used to destroy fungi or protect plants against their attack
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Vegetative part removed from the parent plant and managed so it will regenerate itself
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Joining two plant parts together so that they will grow as one
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Process of increasing the numbers of a species or perpetuating a species
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Propagation using a part or parts of one parent plant
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Cutting taken from the end of a stem or branch, normally including the terminal bud
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A section of a root cut used for propagation purposes
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To soak, keep moist, or mechanically scrape a seed coat to aid germination
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A practice indicating formation of roots for new plants while maintaining the health and vigor of the parent plant