Graft hybrid

Grafting joins plant parts, forming a genetically composite organism functioning as one plant. A scion is a shoot from one plant that, after grafting, grows on the upper part of another plant. The stock receives the scion and serves as the root system for the grafted plant.[1][2] Graft hybridisation refers to a form of asexual hybridisation where heritable modifications can be induced through grafting.[3]

Grafted tomato plant with a clear graft junction
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  3. ^ Zhang, Shulin; Zhao, Jun-Hui; Diao, Songfeng; Feng, Luying; Jia, Wenqing; Li, Fang-Dong; Zhu, Gaopu; Zhao, Han (2 June 2023). Interfamily grafted hybrids Vitis vinifera / Schisandra chinensis resulted in genetic, phenotypic, and metabolic changes (PDF) (Preprint). doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-2919458/v1.