Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is not true about vegetative propagation?

  1. Usually stock is a plant, which is efficient in absorbing water and minerals.

  2. The ends of the stock and the scion to be grafted are cut obliquely and placed face to face.

  3. Grafting has been used in raising superior quality of plants.

  4. In cleft grafting, stock and scion are obliquely cut and bound until the cambia are fused.

  5. The whip and cleft grafting are common in mango and apple plants.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In cleft grafting, a slit is made in the stock in which twigs of the scion are inserted and then bound until the cambia are fused.

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