what are stock and scion
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A rooted stem into which a scion or a bud is grafted is called a stock. Stock is selected for its adaptability, resistance to diseases etc. Scion. A piece of young stem or bud which is inserted into a root stock is called scion. Scion is selected for good quality of fruits, flowers, resistance to diseases etc.
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Definition of scion. 1 : a detached living portion of a plant (such as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely aerial parts to a graft. 2a : descendant, child especially : a descendant of a wealthy, aristocratic, or influential family. b : heir sense 1 scion of a railroad empire.
stock. group of organisms (all of the same species) that is genetically self-sustaining and isolated geographically or temporally during reproduction.