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If necessary, tomato scions (budwood) can be kept in the refrigerator for up to two weeks, but must be wrapped with newspaper and covered in a plastic bag.
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ECHO has budwood available from some superior varieties of some of these fruit trees.
28 additional technical notes about tropical agriculture 1996
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I want you to take him up that mountain and get some living material—budwood, seeds if possible.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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Of these he selected 120 clones to be dispatched as budwood to Costa Rica, where they were grafted onto healthy rootstocks at the Turrialba research station.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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The expedition made a number of important collections, including budwood for propagation.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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Of these he selected 120 clones to be dispatched as budwood to Costa Rica, where they were grafted onto healthy rootstocks at the Turrialba research station.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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The expedition made a number of important collections, including budwood for propagation.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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I want you to take him up that mountain and get some living material—budwood, seeds if possible.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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Instead of dispensing seeds, the Dutch patented a method of marketing budwood from the very best trees.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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Instead of dispensing seeds, the Dutch patented a method of marketing budwood from the very best trees.
One River Wade Davis 1996
mollusque commented on the word budwood
Rosarians routinely boast about the number of plants in their garden that began as budwood instead of nursery stock. Budwood is a four- to six-inch cutting from the cane, or stem, of a rose plant.
--Aurelia C. Scott, 2007, Otherwise Normal People: Inside the Thorny World of Competitive Rose Gardening, p. 52
September 7, 2008