cleft grafting; crown grafting
A horticultural technique where a scion is inserted into a split in the rootstock. Used in fruit tree cultivation.
リンゴの苗木は割り接ぎで増やすことが多い。
Apple saplings are often propagated by cleft grafting.
Standard kanji spelling for this horticultural term.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 割り (splitting) + 接ぎ (grafting), describing the technique of grafting by splitting the stock.