Question

as with the airplane plant, what is the term for clipping the runner from a parent plant that has begun to establish roots and planting it in a pot with soil?
division
vernalization
separation
layering

Explanation:

• Division: Involves separating a plant into multiple parts (like clumps) with roots, but not specific to runners with established roots from a parent.
• Vernalization: Is the process of exposing plants to cold to induce flowering, not related to propagating via runners.
• Separation: In plant propagation, separation is the process of removing a naturally detached or detachable part (like a runner with established roots from the parent plant) and planting it. This matches the described process of clipping a rooted runner from a parent and planting it.
• Layering: Involves bending a branch to the ground and covering it with soil to root, different from clipping a runner that already has roots.

Answer:

C. separation