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Recommended Varieties
Varieties of plants that have been approved by the National Seed Industry Council for their good yield, desirable quality, and resistance to pests and diseases.
Sexual Propagation
Reproduction method that uses seeds, applicable to most annual crops.
Asexual Propagation
Reproduction method that uses vegetative parts like roots, leaves, and stems, applicable to fruits and certain crops.
True-to-Type
Plants produced by asexual propagation that have the same traits as the mother plant.
Scarification
Treatment that improves seed coat permeability to water and hastens germination.
Vernalization
Cold treatment of seeds to promote flowering in cool-season crops.
Stratification
Cold treatment of seeds to break dormancy.
Seedbed Method
A method for raising seedlings that uses well-prepared, sterilized soil.
Seedbox Method
A technique for raising seedlings using a seedbox with specific dimensions and soil media.
Bagging
Transplanting seedlings to individual bags or containers to allow further growth before field planting.
Balling
The practice of digging seedlings with a ball of soil intact around their roots for transplanting.
Grafting
A horticultural technique where parts from two plants are joined together to grow as one.
Rootstock
The part of a grafted plant that provides the root system.
Scion
The part of a grafted plant that is grafted onto the rootstock.
Incompatibility
A disadvantage of grafting where the scion and rootstock do not grow well together.
Physiological Disorder
Problems that can occur in the plant as a result of grafting.
Adverse Soil Conditions
Challenging soil environments that grafted plants can be bred to tolerate.
Early Bearing
The ability of grafted plants to produce fruit earlier than non-grafted plants.
Soil-borne Diseases
Diseases that are transmitted by the soil and can affect plant growth.
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