Rootstock
A plant to which the scion is grafted. Usually to provide the plant with increased vigour, and disease
Glossary Terms
Runner
A spreading shoot that roots to form new
Sap
The juice of a
Scion
A shoot or bud cut from one plant for grafting onto the rootstock of
Seed
The ripened fertilised ovule containing a dormant embryo capable of growing into being a
Seedling
A young plant grown from a
Self Seeder
A plant that freely distributes
Self-fertile
A plant that does not need pollen from another plant for pollination to take
Shoot
A young stem, twig or
Side-shooting
Removing the small shoots that grow in the ‘V’ space between the main stem and leaf branches on tomato plants. This is required to ensure the plant …