Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. In layering, a shoot of a parent plant is bent until it can be covered by soil. b. Cutting is the method in which the cut stems of two different plants are joined in such a manner that the two stems join and grow as a single plant. c. The scion is the above ground part of one plant which is attached to the stock, which is the rooted part of the second plant.

  1. a, b and c

  2. a and b

  3. a and c

  4. b and c

  5. only c
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. In layering, a shoot of a parent plant is bent until it can be covered by soil. In grafting, the scion is the above ground part of one plant. The scion is attached to the stock which is the rooted part of the second plant. Grafting is the method in which the cut stems of two different plants are joined in such a manner that the two stems join and grow as a single plant.

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