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Virginia Commercial Applicator Turf Category 3B Practice Test

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What term describes a shoot growing from the base (crown) of a grass plant?
Correct Answer:
Tiller
Explanation:
In grasses, new shoots that arise from the base or crown are called tillers. Each tiller is an individual shoot that grows from an axillary bud at the crown and can develop its own leaves, contributing to turf density. The process that creates these shoots is tillering. Translocation is the movement of sugars and nutrients through the plant, and xylem is the tissue that transports water—neither describes a shoot growing from the crown. So the term for a shoot growing from the base is tiller.

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