prop·a·gule

(prŏp′ə-gyo͞ol′)

A portion of a plant or fungus, such as a seed or spore, from which a new individual may develop.

[New Latin prōpāgulum, diminutive of Latin prōpāgō, shoot, from prōpāgāre, to propagate; see propagate.]

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propagule

(ˈprɒpəˌɡjuːl) or

propagulum

(Botany) a plant part, such as a bud, that becomes detached from the rest of the plant and grows into a new plant

[C20: from propag(ate) + -ule]

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prop•a•gule

(ˈprɒp əˌgyul)

also pro•pag•u•lum

(proʊˈpæg yə ləm)

n.

a structure, as a plant cutting, that is used for propagation.

[1855–60; < New Latin propāgulum, derivative of Latin propāgō shoot, runner; see propagate, -ule]

Translations

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References in periodicals archive

In subtropical Hawaii where suckers develop along with the fruits, the costs of propagule production with chlorflurenol were kept low by forcing flowering of shoots that would normally produce a ratoon crop, A few days after forcing the shoots were sprayed with a chlorflurenol solution to initiate propagule production (D.

Advances in pineapple plant propagation/ Avancos na propagacao de abacaxi

The role of propagule pressure in explaining species invasions.

Aquatic macrophyte mats as dispersers of one invasive plant species

Unless new genetic material is introduced to the population by pollen or propagule dispersal, the genetic diversity of small populations will eventually be reduced impacting the species capacity to adapt to a changing environment (WEEKS et al., 2011).

TREE SEED SOURCING FOR LANDSCAPE RESTORATION UNDER CLIMATE CHANGES/ SELECAO DE SEMENTES DE ESPECIES ARBOREAS PARA A RESTAURACAO DE PAISAGENS EM MEIO AS MUDANCAS CLIMATICAS

The IV inoculum was more effective than PS and CR inocula for promoting plant growth and colonization in both species, suggesting that the number of infective propagule in the inoculum should be considered for better effects.

Plant Growth Response of Pinus patula and P. maximinoi Seedlings at Nursery to Three Types of Ectomycorrhizal Inocula

In this case, the addition of exogenous auxin generated a phytotoxic effect on the propagule, as has been observed for other species, and the concentration of IBA became harmful (NIENOW et al., 2010; FRAGOSO et al., 2015).

Vegetative rescue and ex vitro system production of Tibouchina sellowiana clonal plants by cutting and mini-cutting/Resgate vegetativo e sistema ex vitro de producao de mudas de Tibouchina sellowiana por estaquia e miniestaquia

Propagule size and predispersal damage by insects affect establishment and early of mangrove seedlings.

Propagulos de Rhizophora mangle (Rhizophoraceae) barrenados por Coccotrypes rhizophorae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) en el manglar de Tumilco, Veracruz, Mexico

Sediment samples were collected at random from three locations in the rhizosphere of each propagule. These sediment samples were collected using a stainless steel spoons and were immediately placed in a separate clean glass pot.

Response of mangrove propagules to the presence of oil- and hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria during an experimental oil spill

Keywords: Amadumbe; Colocasia esculenta; Corm; Cormel; Propagule size; Taro

Comparative Growth and Yield of Taro (Colocasia esculenta) Accessions Cultivated in the Western Cape, South Africa

"These findings add to the growing evidence that commerce is a good indicator of what we call 'propagule pressure'--the number of individual organisms being introduced in a new area," Shoemaker says.

Genetic detective work on invasive ants

This will in turn allow resource managers take appropriate measures to maximize propagule survival during reforestation efforts.

First record of Acalles sablensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Rhizophora mangle (Malpighiales: Rhizophoraceae) along the Gulf of Mexico