Germplasm Bank refers to a collection preserving genetic resources.. . Germplasm Bank is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

GH is used in some fig-collecting contexts as an abbreviation associated with Gene Hosey. It may appear in strain names, source notes, or collector shorthand.

Because person-based abbreviations can be easy to misread, GH should be treated as provenance context rather than a complete cultivar description. More detailed historical claims should be verified before being added to variety records.

Gibberellin is a term used for a plant hormone involved in elongation and development.. . Gibberellin is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

Glabrous is a term used for smooth and lacking hairs.. . Glabrous is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

Glandular Trichome is a term used for a tiny hair-like structure that can secrete compounds.. . Glandular Trichome is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

GM is used by fig collectors for Gorgi M. provenance, especially in numbered accessions associated with a large Malta-connected fig collection. Names such as GM-numbered selections can later circulate under more familiar names. For identification, GM is source and collection context rather than a botanical category. A GM label should be preserved accurately, but it should not be treated as proof that two plants are identical without comparing provenance and fruiting observations.

Gorgi refers to a fig collector name that appears in connection with GM-numbered fig material and Malta-related provenance. In glossary use, it helps readers understand labels or discussions where “Gorgi” is used as shorthand.

Person and collection histories can be difficult to verify completely from public records, so Fig Database should keep this entry cautious unless the owner wants to add a more detailed, source-checked biography or collection history.

Grading means classifying fruit by quality standards in practical plant language.. . Grading is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

A graft is a plant made by joining living tissue from one plant to compatible tissue from another so they grow together as one plant. The upper piece is usually the scion, while the rooted lower plant is the rootstock.

Fig grafting is used to preserve cultivars, change varieties on an established tree, rescue weak material, or test several varieties on one root system. Success depends on fresh material, cambium contact, moisture control, sanitation, and aftercare.

Graft Aftercare is a term used for care given after grafting to protect and grow the union.

Graft Aftercare is especially relevant to fig propagation. Growers use the term when judging whether plant material is forming healthy roots, joining properly, or staying vigorous enough to become a stable young tree.

Graft Sealant refers to material used to reduce drying at graft cuts.

Graft Sealant is especially relevant to fig propagation. Growers use the term when judging whether plant material is forming healthy roots, joining properly, or staying vigorous enough to become a stable young tree.

Graft Union means the healed junction between scion and rootstock in practical plant language.

Graft Union is especially relevant to fig propagation. Growers use the term when judging whether plant material is forming healthy roots, joining properly, or staying vigorous enough to become a stable young tree.

Grafting is the propagation technique of joining living plant parts so they form a functional union. It is widely used in fruit culture to reproduce named cultivars, combine scions with rootstocks, or repair damaged trees.

Figs often root from cuttings, so grafting is not always necessary, but it is still useful for difficult material, multi-variety trees, rootstock experiments, or top-working. A clean cut, correct timing, cambium alignment, and secure wrapping are more important than the specific graft style alone.

Grafting Tape is a term used for stretchable material used to hold grafts together.

Grafting Tape is especially relevant to fig propagation. Growers use the term when judging whether plant material is forming healthy roots, joining properly, or staying vigorous enough to become a stable young tree.

Grafting techniques are the different methods used to join scion and rootstock tissue. Examples include cleft grafts, whip-and-tongue grafts, bark grafts, chip budding, approach grafting, and side grafting.

For figs, the best technique depends on scion size, rootstock size, season, available tools, and grower skill. Regardless of method, the practical goals are living cambium contact, tight wrapping, moisture protection, and preventing the scion from drying before the union forms.

Greenhouse Culture is a term used for growing figs inside a protected greenhouse.. . Greenhouse Culture is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.