What is Plant cutting?
[[File:Taking-a-cutting.jpg|thumb|250px|An example of how plant cuttings can be made<ref>[http://www.hydroponicist.com Winterborne J, 2005. ''Hydroponics - Indoor Horticulture'']</ref>]] '''Plant cutting''', also known as striking/cloning, is a [[technique]] for vegetatively ([[asexual]]ly) [[Plant propagation|propagating plants]]. With this method, a piece of the source plant containing at least one [[stem cell]] is placed in a suitable medium such as moist [[soil]], [[potting mix]], [[coir]] or [[rock wool]]. The cutting then grows new [[root]]s, [[Plant stem|stem]]s, or both, and becomes a new plant independent of the parent. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Agriculture]] {{science-stub}}