______ is the development of a fruit without seeds.
parthenocarpy
In theory, a pear would most likely be successfully graft onto ___________________. (Hint: think about what the fruit looks like inside).
an apple.
Tomato seeds will not germinate in the fruit and must be extracted and cleaned for them to germinate because of inhibitors in the flesh of the fruit. What is the advantage of this, if any? __________
prevents vivipary
In a typical bean seed the typical genetic condition of the embryo is ___.
2N
______________ is NOT an advantage of grafting.
Hybrid production
The necrotic (black) spots often found on the leaves of roses are caused by ______
fungi
______________ is the number of replicate chromosomes present in the nucleus of a cell.
ploidy
________ is a plant part that when removed from the parent plant and placed under the proper environmental conditions forms adventitious roots or shoots.
cutting
___________ is considered to be the most common form of budding
T-bud
_____________ is a pest is controlled by fungicides.
sooty mold
_______ is a type of budding removes a partial ring from around the stock.
flute
________ is when all the limbs on an entire tree are grafted.
top working
____ has crabs.
Stephanie
________ is the number of replicate chromosomes present in the nucleus of a cell.
ploidy
____ is a plant part that when removed from the parent plant and placed under the proper environmental conditions forms adventitious roots or shoots.
cutting
_______ grafting is used to repair damaged bark at the base of a tree.
bridge
Plants that are ________________________ can not be successfully grafted.
monocots
If a plant produces a seed through apomixis, the seed is a ______
clone
__________________ is the most common type of seed dormancy.
quiescence due to lack of water
Two advantages of asexual or vegetative propagation are: _____________________________ and ______________________________________.
All offspring are true-to-type and the time to flowering is reduced
Fertilization is the union of one male gamete and one female gamete to produce a _____________.