Cultivation
Also known as: cutting
A rooted cutting taken from a mother plant — a genetic copy that skips germination and guarantees the phenotype.
A clone is a cutting taken from a 'mother' plant and rooted to grow into a genetically identical new plant. Cloning preserves a specific phenotype exactly — same potency, structure, and flavor — and skips germination and the genetic lottery of seeds. Growers clone standout pheno-hunted plants to keep them indefinitely. The downside is that clones can carry pests or disease from the mother and lack the vigor and tap root of seed-grown plants.