Question

Expain how new Bryophyllum plants can be produced from the leaves of the old plant? Illustrate your answer?

Gujarat Board Class X Science and Technology Chapter 15 Reproduction

Answer 1

The leaves of Bryophyllum plants possess buds on its margin (as shown in the diagram). These buds, when they fall on the land or when they are detached from the leaf and sown in the soil, can form a completely new plant. Thus, a new Bryophyllum plant can be produced from the leaves of the old plant.