mầm ghép
Definition
- Noun (Agriculture/Horticulture):
- Scion: A young shoot, bud, or twig of a plant that is cut and grafted onto the rootstock of another plant. It is the part that will develop into the new, desired branches, leaves, flowers, or fruits.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người làm vườn cẩn thận chọn mầm ghép từ cây cam ngon nhất. (The gardener carefully selects the scion from the tastiest orange tree.)
- Mầm ghép phải tương thích với gốc ghép để cây phát triển tốt. (The scion must be compatible with the rootstock for the tree to grow well.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is specific to the technique of grafting (). The mầm ghép (scion) is united with a gốc ghép (rootstock or stock) to combine desirable traits, such as the fruit quality of the scion with the disease resistance or hardiness of the rootstock.
Variants and Related Words
- Gốc ghép (n): Rootstock, stock. The base plant with an established root system onto which the scion is grafted.
- Gốc ghép khỏe giúp cây chống chịu sâu bệnh. (A healthy rootstock helps the tree resist pests and diseases.)
- Ghép cây (v): To graft (a plant).
- Họ ghép cây để nhân giống loài hoa hồng quý. (They graft plants to propagate the precious rose species.)
Synonyms
- Scion
- Graft (when referring to the bud or shoot used)
- Budwood (specifically for bud grafting)
Related Terms
- Grafting: The horticultural technique of joining plant tissues so they grow as one.
- Budding: A specific type of grafting where a single bud is used as the scion.