intergraft
noun[C]
biologyspecializeduk/ˈɪn.tə.ɡrɑːft/us/ˈɪn.t̬ɚ.ɡræft/aplacewhere twoplantshavegrowntogether because apiecehas beencutfrom oneplantandattachedto the other:
Theplantswith intergrafts weredividedinto twogroups.
Intergrafts withfoilallowedfeweraphidstodevelopon thescions.
- Toproducean intergraft, thescionof aresistantvarietywas firstfittedonto arootstock.
- When the intergrafts wereleftuncoveredandleafless, theresistanceincreased.
- Furtherincreasesinresistanceoccurredwhen apairofleaveswasretainedon the intergraft.