DENDROLOGY

TREE PROPAGATION AND PLANTING

PLANTING TECHNIQUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Strawberries produce stems called ____ that grow horizontally along the soil surface.
A
Stolons
B
Rhizomes
C
Tubers
D
Radicles
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Runners are a type of stolon that runs above the ground and produces new clone plants at nodes at varying intervals: strawberries are an example.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer by Isha Agarwal. n botany a stolon-also called a runner-is a slender stem that grows horizontally along the ground, giving rise to roots and aerial (vertical) branches at specialized points called nodes. Examples of stolon(runner) plants are strawberries, ginger, mint, etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -Runners and stolons are surface stems characteristic of such plants as strawberries; new plants may form on the runner or stolon as it spreads along the ground. Many of the most prolific weeds have runners or stolons by which they propagate asexually.

Detailed explanation-4: -A stolon is a segmented, horizontal stem which remains chiefly above ground. Stolons also arise from an adventitious bud in the crown zone. The segmented stem is covered with scales (modified leaves). Adventitious roots and aerial shoots arise from nodes.

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