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Asexual/Vegetative Reproduction: Artificial Methods

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Horticulturists propagate plants via grafting, joining scion to rootstock; cuttings, rooting a detached stem; layering, rooting a bent stem; and micropropagation, growing plantlets in sterile culture.

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Grafting joins a fruit-producing scion to disease-resistant stock, combining favorable traits from two plants in one tree.

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A grafted tree's scion and stock stay genetically distinct — joining two individuals without merging their genomes.