Mound Layering in Horticulture
Learn about the mound layering technique used to propagate clonal fruit tree rootstocks. This method requires healthy stock plants, fertile soil, and timely execution to avoid damage. Test your knowledge of this important horticulture technique.
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- Question 1
- Runner
- Layer
- Stolon
- Sucker
- Question 2
- Strawberry
- Black raspberry
- Bermuda grass
- Apple rootstock
- Question 3
- It requires a greenhouse and mist bench
- It allows for the propagation of a relatively small number of large-size plants
- It can produce a large number of small plants
- It is a fast process
- Question 4
- It is used for mass production of plants
- It is a more efficient method than other propagation techniques
- It is a fast and inexpensive method
- It is used for species that are very hard to reproduce by other means
- Question 5
- It is a fast and inexpensive method
- It requires a large amount of supplies and facilities
- It can produce a large number of small plants
- It is used for mass production of plants
- Question 6
- Strawberry
- Bermuda grass
- Paw paw
- Black locust
- Question 7
- To mass-propagate clonal fruit tree rootstocks
- To promote early growth in the spring of the second year
- To encourage adventitious buds to break on the remaining stem and crown
- To produce a vigorous plant with a well-formed root system
- Question 8
- It has no significant effect on the propagation process
- It promotes adventitious buds to break on the remaining stem and crown
- It encourages early growth in the spring of the second year
- It leads to poor root formation and reduced clonal propagation
- Question 9
- Only one shoot develops from the crown, and it produces roots immediately
- Multiple shoots develop from the crown, but none of them produce roots
- Two to five shoots normally develop from the crown, with roots forming in the second year
- No shoots develop from the crown, and the plant dies
- Question 10
- To promote early growth in the spring of the second year
- To develop a vigorous plant with a well-formed root system
- To reduce the risk of damage from heavy clay soils
- To encourage adventitious buds to break on the remaining stem and crown
- Question 11
- It can be used for a wide range of fruit tree species
- It is a low-cost and labor-intensive technique
- It produces a higher yield of rooted shoots compared to other techniques
- It is a highly mechanized technique, suitable for mass propagation
- Question 12
- It requires a high level of technical skill and expertise
- It can only be used for certain fruit tree species
- It produces low-quality rooted shoots
- It is sensitive to timing and soil conditions
- Question 13
- To increase leaf surface area for photosynthesis
- To provide structural support to the plant
- To enhance the plant's ability to absorb water and nutrients
- To facilitate rooting when in contact with a suitable medium
- Question 14
- Rhizome
- Runner
- Stolon
- Tendril
- Question 15
- Runners are below ground, while stolons are above ground
- Runners have leaves, while stolons do not
- Runners lack leaves, while stolons have leaves
- Runners are above ground, while stolons are below ground
- Question 16
- They allow for easier seed germination
- They produce genetically diverse offspring
- They increase the plant's resistance to disease
- They enable rapid colonization and spreading of a plant species
- Question 17
- They must be treated with a hormone to stimulate growth
- They can be left attached to the parent plant
- They must be grafted onto a rootstock
- They can be cut off between the nodes and treated like naturally occurring rooted layers