In biology, a propagule is any material that is used for the purpose of propagating an organism to the next stage in their life cycle, such as by dispersal. The propagule is usually distinct in form from the parent organism. Propagules are produced by plants (in the form of seeds or spores), fungi (in the form of spores), and bacteria. In disease ...
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Any disseminative unit of an organism (e.g., a spore, a mycelial fragment a sclerotium).
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A structure with the capacity to give rise to a new plant, for example a seed, a spore, or a part of the vegetative body capable of independent growth if detached from the parent. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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Any structure specialised for the reproduction or dispersal of the species. In plants a propagable shoot.
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Structure that develops into a plant.
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In animals, the minimum number of individuals of a species capable of colonizing a new area. This may be fertilized eggs, a mated female, a single male and a single female, or a whole group of organisms depending upon the biological and behavioral requirements of the species. In plants, a propagule is whatever structure functions to reproduce the s...
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A structure, such as a cutting, seed, or spore, that propagates a plant.
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A live entity capable of producing a new mature individual (e.g., a cutting, graft, tissue culture explant)
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any structure capable of being propagated or acting as an agent of reproduction.
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