HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
FUNDAMENTALS OF HORTICULTURE
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Question
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Janet uses stem cuttings to propagate her prize-winning azaleas. What is the best time of day for Janet to take the cuttings from her azaleas?
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early evening
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early morning
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late afternoon
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mid-day
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Callie is propagating her African violet by taking leaf cuttings. She is confident that leaf cuttings will work because she is using: herbaceous plants.
Detailed explanation-2: -Stem-cutting is another common asexual propagation technique, suited well to herbs and house plants. It involves taking a section of stem from a parent plant and manipulating it to create a new plant.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many plants have a rest (dormant) period during part of the year. During this time, few nutrients are absorbed. Plants also may absorb different nutrients as flower buds begin to develop than they do during periods of rapid vegetative growth.
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