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are examples of plants that display offset characteristics by forming cormlets around the original mother corm. In the UK, the term 'bulbils' is used for lilies. It can take up to 3 years for the bulbil to store enough energy to produce a flower stem. although larger bulbs (such as
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business and gardens, they are detached and grown in order to produce new plants. This is a cheap and simple process for those plants that readily produce offsets as it does not usually require specialist materials and equipment.
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An offset or 'pup' may also be used as a broad term to refer to any short shoot originating from the ground at the base of another shoot. The term 'sucker' has also been used as well, especially for
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structures, differentiate into a new plant with the ability to become self-sustaining. This is particularly common in species that develop underground storage organs, such as
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It is a means of plant propagation. When propagating plants to increase a stock of a
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of genes gives rise to offspring plant with similar but distinct offspring genome.
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In contrast, when propagating plants to create new cultivars,
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Plant identification terminology: an illustrated glossary
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Daughter plant asexually produced on the mother plant
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