If a horticulturist breeding gardenias succeeds in having a single plant with a particularly desirable set of traits, which of the following would be her most probable and efficient route to establishing a line of such plants?

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Cloning the plant would be the most efficient route to establishing a line of plants with the same desirable traits, as the cloned plants would be genetically identical to the original plant. Backtracking through previous experiments or forcing the plant to self-pollinate may not lead to the same desirable traits, and breeding with a plant with weaker traits would dilute the desirable traits. Adding nitrogen to the soil may affect the plant's growth but would not necessarily ensure the continuation of the desirable traits.

If a Horticulturist Breeding Gardenias Succeeds in Having a Single