How human beings have dominated and interfered with grafting of plants?

Answer 1

Grafting is a method of asexual plant propagation widely used in agriculture and horticulture where the tissues of one plant are encouraged to fuse with those of another. It is most commonly used for the propagation of trees and shrubs grown commercially.

In most cases, one plant is selected for its roots, and this is called the stock or rootstock. The other plant is selected for its stems, leaves, flowers, or fruits and is called the scion. The scion contains the desired genes to be duplicated in future production by the stock/scion plant.

For successful grafting to take place, the vascular cambium tissues of the stock and scion plants must be placed in contact with each other. Both tissues must be kept alive until the graft has taken, usually a period of a few weeks. Successful grafting only requires that a vascular connection takes place between the two tissues. A physical weak point often still occurs at the graft, because the structural tissue of the two distinct plants, such as wood may not fuse.

Answer 2

Human beings have dominated and interfered with grafting of plants through selective breeding and cultivation practices. By selectively choosing plants with desirable traits and cross-pollinating them, humans have been able to develop new varieties with improved characteristics. Additionally, humans have developed techniques and tools to graft different plant species together, allowing for the combination of desirable traits from multiple plants into a single organism.