While doing a grafting procedure, what is the name of the plant on the top half?

Stock

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Scion

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Bud

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Root

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Solution

The correct option is B
Scion

Grafting is a type of artificial reproduction. In this stems of two different plants are joined together so as to produce a new plant containing the characters of both plants. The plant on the top half is called stock and the bottom half is scion.

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The cut part of a plant stem (without roots) which is used in grafting is called:
(a) stock
(b) stump
(c) scion
(d) graft

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