What are plant propagules?

In horticulture, a propagule is any plant material used for the purpose of plant propagation. In asexual reproduction, a propagule is often a stem cutting. In some plants, a leaf section or a portion of root can be used. In sexual reproduction, a propagule is a seed or spore.

What are infective propagules?

The infectious propagule is unknown but is hypothesized to be small desiccated yeast cells or spores produced by sexual reproduction (opposite- or same-sex mating).

What are the characteristics features of propagules?

Host location by free-swimming parasite propagules is thought to consist of five essential phases: hatching/release, dispersal, microhabitat selection, orientation to the host, and penetration.

How do you pronounce propagules?

Also pro·pag·u·lum [proh-pag-yuh-luhm].

What is micropropagation in plant tissue culture?

Micropropagation or tissue culture is the practice of rapidly multiplying plant stock material to produce many progeny plants, using modern plant tissue culture methods.

How is a Propagule different from a seed?

As nouns the difference between seed and propagule is that seed is (senseid)(countable) a fertilized grain, initially encased in a fruit, which may grow into a mature plant while propagule is a reproductive particle released by an organism that may germinate into another.

What is the fruiting body of a mushroom called?

The sporocarp (also known as fruiting body, fruit body or fruitbody) of fungi is a multicellular structure on which spore-producing structures, such as basidia or asci, are borne. The sporocarp of a basidiomycete is known as a basidiocarp or basidiome, while the fruitbody of an ascomycete is known as an ascocarp.

What does the word Propagule mean?

Definition of propagule : a structure (such as a cutting, a seed, or a spore) that propagates a plant.

What is Macropropagation?

Macro-propagation is a relatively easy technique that is carried out in a shed or even in the field. It consists of generating suckers from clean planting material by removing the apical dominance.