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Princeton's WordNet
graft, graftingnoun
the act of grafting something onto something else
Wiktionary
graftingnoun
The act, art, or process of inserting grafts.
graftingnoun
The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring, rope end, etc.
graftingnoun
The transplanting of a portion of flesh or skin to a denuded surface; autoplastic.
graftingnoun
A scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to another.
Wikipedia
Grafting
Grafting or graftage is a horticultural technique whereby tissues of plants are joined so as to continue their growth together. The upper part of the combined plant is called the scion () while the lower part is called the rootstock. The success of this joining requires that the vascular tissues grow together and such joining is called inosculation. The technique is most commonly used in asexual propagation of commercially grown plants for the horticultural and agricultural trades. In most cases, one plant is selected for its roots and this is called the stock or rootstock. The other plant is selected for its stems, leaves, flowers, or fruits and is called the scion or cion. The scion contains the desired genes to be duplicated in future production by the stock/scion plant. In stem grafting, a common grafting method, a shoot of a selected, desired plant cultivar is grafted onto the stock of another type. In another common form called bud grafting, a dormant side bud is grafted onto the stem of another stock plant, and when it has inosculated successfully, it is encouraged to grow by pruning off the stem of the stock plant just above the newly grafted bud. For successful grafting to take place, the vascular cambium tissues of the stock and scion plants must be placed in contact with each other. Both tissues must be kept alive until the graft has "taken", usually a period of a few weeks. Successful grafting only requires that a vascular connection take place between the grafted tissues. Research conducted in Arabidopsis thaliana hypocotyls has shown that the connection of phloem takes place after three days of initial grafting, whereas the connection of xylem can take up to seven days. Joints formed by grafting are not as strong as naturally formed joints, so a physical weak point often still occurs at the graft because only the newly formed tissues inosculate with each other. The existing structural tissue (or wood) of the stock plant does not fuse.
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grafting
Grafting is a horticultural technique where tissues of two different plants are joined together to continue their growth as one. This method is used to combine the desirable qualities of two different plants into one. The plant contributing the upper part (stem, leaves, flowers, fruits) is called the scion, while the one providing the root system is termed the rootstock. This process is often used in asexual reproduction of commercially valuable plants.
Webster Dictionary
Grafting
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Graftingnoun
the act or method of weaving a cover for a ring, rope end, etc
Graftingnoun
the transplanting of a portion of flesh or skin to a denuded surface; autoplasty
Graftingnoun
a scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to another
Wikidata
Grafting
Grafting or graftage is a horticultural technique whereby tissues from one plant are inserted into those of another so that the two sets of vascular tissues may join together. This vascular joining is called inosculation. The technique is most commonly used in asexual propagation of commercially grown plants for the horticultural and agricultural trades. In most cases, one plant is selected for its roots and this is called the stock or rootstock. The other plant is selected for its stems, leaves, flowers, or fruits and is called the scion or cion. The scion contains the desired genes to be duplicated in future production by the stock/scion plant. In stem grafting, a common grafting method, a shoot of a selected, desired plant cultivar is grafted onto the stock of another type. In another common form called bud grafting, a dormant side bud is grafted onto the stem of another stock plant, and when it has inosculated successfully, it is encouraged to grow by pruning off the stem of the stock plant just above the newly grafted bud. For successful grafting to take place, the vascular cambium tissues of the stock and scion plants must be placed in contact with each other. Both tissues must be kept alive until the graft has 'taken', usually a period of a few weeks. Successful grafting only requires that a vascular connection take place between the grafted tissues. Joints formed by grafting are not as strong as naturally formed joints, so a physical weak point often still occurs at the graft, because only the newly formed tissues inosculate with each other. The existing structural tissue of the stock plant does not fuse.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
grafting
An ornamental weaving of fine yarns, &c., over the strop of a block; or applied to the tapered ends of the ropes, and termed pointing.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of grafting in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of grafting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of grafting in a Sentence
We can ease the drop in the long-term by using new production techniques that we implement via grafting and agroforestry.
It has taken me a long time to become comfortable with and accept my new body, we are ALL made of imperfections and there is so much beauty in our flaws. The scars and skin grafting build character!
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- roubováníCzech
- injertoSpanish
- varttaminenFinnish
- innestoItalian
- podingNorwegian
- podingNorwegian Nynorsk
- прививкаRussian
- ympningSwedish
- ghépVietnamese
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