After wounding, callus forms, woundwood is a tough, woody tissue full of lignin that grows behind callus When woundwood closes wounds, then normal wood continues to form. Related Images:
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Stem cutting
A section of a stem prepared for vegetative propagation, a cutting. Related Images:
Scion
The portion of a plant or cultivar that is grafted onto a separate rootstock, consisting of a piece of shoot with dormant buds that will produce the stem and branches. Related Images:
Rootstock
The portion of a plant used to provide the root system and sometimes the lower part of the stem for a grafted plant. Related Images:
Latex
Plumeria Latex as found in nature is a milky fluid also found in 10% of all flowering plants (angiosperms). It is a complex emulsion consisting of proteins, alkaloids, starches, sugars, oils, tannins, resins, and gums that coagulate on exposure to air.
Root Hormone
When propagating plumeria using a cutting, it is often helpful to use a root-stimulating hormone. Rooting hormone will increase the chance of successful plumeria rooting in most cases. When rooting hormones are used, the callus and the root will generally develop quicker and be of higher quality than when plant-rooting hormones are not used. While there are many plumeria that root freely on their own, using a root hormone makes the task of propagating difficult plumeria easier.
Callus
Plant callus (plural calluses or calli) is a growing mass of unorganized plant parenchyma cells. In living plants, callus cells are those cells that cover a plant wound. The culture medium is supplemented with plant growth regulators, such as auxins, cytokinins, and gibberellins, to initiate callus formation or somatic embryogenesis. Callus initiation has been described […]