Which method grows a new plant from a piece of stem?

Cutting propagation.

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  1. Pollination
  2. Seed propagation
  3. Cutting propagation ✔

Why: A stem cutting can grow roots and become a new plant, a form of vegetative propagation.

Huh, didn't know that: A stem cutting can grow roots and become a new plant, a form of vegetative propagation.

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Cuttings are a cut above ordinary seeds.
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Answer: Cutting propagation. A stem cutting can grow roots and become a new plant, a form of vegetative propagation.

  1. Scouting America: Plant Science www.scouting.org/merit-badges/plant-science
    Grow a plant from a stem or root cutting or graft
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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