Plant Propagation
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The Use of High-resolution Infrared Thermography (HRIT) for the Study of Ice Nucleation and Ice Propagation in Plants
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2015
Here we present a protocol that allows one to visualize sites of ice formation and avenues of ice propagation in plants utilizing high resolution infrared thermography (HRIT).
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Plant Hormones
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2020
Plant hormones—or phytohormones—are chemical molecules that modulate one or more physiological processes of a plant. In animals, hormones are often produced in specific glands and circulated via the circulatory system. However, plants lack hormone-producing glands. Instead, plant hormones are often produced in regions of active growth, like the tips of roots and shoots. Additionally, even very low concentrations of plant hormones can have a profound effect on growth and development processes.
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Transmitting Plant Viruses Using Whiteflies
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2013
Improving our understanding of and our ability to manage many of the insect-transmitted plant viruses requires the use of the vector. Insect transmission of plant viruses is a tritrophic interaction, and as such requires the manipulation of insects, virus, and plant. Vectors must be reared in large numbers and manipulated in such a way as to insure high rates of transmission to test plants. The basics of rearing and manipulating the whitefly, Bemisa tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), a vector of...
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Plant Diversity - Concepts
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2019
From Water to Land Kingdom Plantae first appeared about 410 million years ago as green algae transitioned from water to land. Though challenging, this transition benefited early colonizers in several ways. Initially, most living organisms (including plants and animals) were ocean dwelling, making aquatic environments crowded and highly competitive. In contrast, land was a relatively uncolonized environment with ample resources and little to no predators or competitors. Terrestrial environments...
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Propagation of Waves
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2023
When a wave propagates from one medium to another, part of it may get reflected in the first medium, and part of it may get transmitted to the second medium. In such a case, the interface of the two mediums can be considered as a boundary that is neither fixed nor free. Consider a scenario where a wave propagates from a string of low linear mass density to a string of high linear mass density. In such a case, the reflected wave is out of phase with respect to the incident wave, however the...
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Sexual propagation creates variation because fertilization produces seeds with differing genetic combinations. That variation can generate offspring with differences useful in biological studies and breeding programs. By contrast, asexual routes do not begin with fertilization, so they are suited to multiplying plants while maintaining genetically uniform traits. The choice therefore affects both inheritance and the resulting population.
In asexual propagation, regeneration depends on viable plant tissue continuing development through cell division and the formation of new roots and shoots. Cuttings, divisions, and grafts provide different ways to use that capacity, but the shared principle is tissue-based renewal rather than seed formation. This mechanism explains why the method can preserve desirable characteristics across multiplied plants.
Plant propagation methods serve different biological and practical goals. Seed-based reproduction is valuable when genetic variation is desired, while vegetative methods are preferable when a grower or researcher wants genetically uniform plants with selected traits. This contrast matters in cultivation and breeding: one approach expands variation for selection, whereas the other preserves an existing combination of characteristics.
A propagation plan begins by selecting either seeds or a suitable vegetative structure, then matching the method to the intended outcome. Seeds support reproduction with variation; cuttings, divisions, or grafts support tissue-based multiplication and uniformity. In controlled work, the chosen approach can be organized to produce plants efficiently, preserve selected traits, or provide material for studying regeneration.
Researchers and horticulturists apply these methods beyond routine multiplication. Propagation can support breeding programs by supplying plants with differing or preserved traits, and it can aid rare-plant conservation by increasing material from valued specimens. It also contributes to disease management and efficient production of crop and ornamental species, making method selection relevant to both biological research and cultivation.
Within biology, controlled propagation provides a way to examine how plants grow and regenerate from seeds or vegetative tissues. Observing these outcomes connects reproductive biology with tissue development and practical cultivation. The same framework is useful for crop production, ornamental plant multiplication, and conservation, because researchers can relate the chosen propagation route to genetic variation, uniformity, or regeneration.