After completing this module on Grafting & Budding, you should be able to do the following:

• Successfully perform at least three different grafting/budding techniques, including chip budding, T-budding, and top wedge grafting. For each technique, explain the reasons for using it, seasonal considerations (timing), and appropriate pre- and post-managment practices. Give one or more examples of commercial use for each technique.
  
• Explain the criteria for successful grafting and budding, and how these are satisfied for at least five non-rind grafting techniques and the rind grafting techniques covered in the grafting lab exercises.
  
• Explain how proper environmental management of grafted plants (pre- and post-grafting), including seasonal considerations, maximizes survival and successful graft union formation. This includes not only the three hibiscus grafting lab exercises, but also how environmental management applies to other grafting and budding techniques.
  
• Explain and justify the use of different grafting and budding techniques for different plant species and for different uses of those plants. At a minimum, indicate the appropriate use for each of the following grafting and budding techniques: whip & tongue, cleft, top wedge grafting, chip budding, and T-budding. Indicate the grafting technique(s) used and reasons for their use for the commercial production of each of the following crops: apple, rose, shade trees, dwarf conifers, and others.
  
• Be able to find information on grafting and budding of specific plants using reference books and the World Wide Web.
• Explain the process of graft union formation in terms of both the anatomical sequence of development and the physiological processes involved.

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