1. 24-3 Plant Propagation and Agriculture Ch. 24: Reproduction of Seed Plants

2. Vegetative Reproduction Method of asexual reproduction used by many flowering plants

3. Stolon Long, trailing stem that produces roots when it touches the ground

4. Grafting Use of a stem as a scion

5. Budding Asexual process by which yeasts increase in number, process of attaching a bud to a plant to produce a new branch

6. Key Concepts Vegetative reproduction includes the production of new plants from horizontal stems, from plantlets, and from underground roots.

7. Key Concepts In plant propagation, horticulturists use cuttings, grafting, or budding to make many identical copies of a plant or to produce offspring from seedless plants.

8. Key Concepts Most of the people of the world depend on a few crop plants, such as wheat, rice, and corn, for the bulk of their food supply.