Question

Define vegetative propagation.List its two methods

Answer 1

Vegetative propagation, or vegetative plant propagation, refers to the process of plant reproduction whereby a fragment of a parent plant (a cutting) is taken in order to produce more plants (clones). These fragments, known as cuttings, are able to take root and grow into full plants.

methods

1 .Vegetative Propagation by Stem Cuttings:

Vegetative propagation by stem cuttings can be seen in cuttings of plants like rose, salix, money plant, sugar­cane and Bougainvillea.

2. Grafting:

Grafting is a method of vegetative propa­gation in which a segment (called scion) of a plant to be propagated is inserted onto another plant (called stock) in such a way that their vascular tissues combine

3. In this artificial method of vegetative propagation, runners or stolons or a branch of a plant is bent towards the ground and covered with moist soil. After some time, adventitious roots develop where a node touches the soil and shoot or new plantlets de­velop from the lateral meristem