rootstock

horticulture
Also known as: stock, understock

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definition

  • greenhouse
    In horticulture: Grafting

    …the root is called the stock; the added piece is called the scion. When more than two parts are involved, the middle piece is called the interstock. When the scion consists of a single bud, the process is called budding. Grafting and budding are the most widely used of the…

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grafting

  • greenhouse
    In horticulture: Grafting

    In grafting and budding, the rootstock can be grown from seed or propagated asexually. Within a year a small amount of scion material from one plant can produce hundreds of plants.

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grapes

  • Fantasy seedless grapes.
    In grape: Cultivation

    …fruiting variety placed on a rootstock cutting. The rootstock cuttings are field budded to the desired fruiting variety in late summer after being planted in the vineyard. The point of union of grafted or budded vines must be situated well above the ground level in order to prevent the production…

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